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and under parts white, as also mostly the outer pair of tail-feathers; bill 

 and feet black. Length about 15-17 inches. 



Sterna lunata, Peale. Pakalakala. Bridled Tern. 



This is another species of tern which has riot yet been found 

 on the coast of the island of Hawaii, the shores of this island be- 

 ing perhaps less adapted to the habits of the gulls and terns than 

 those of any other of the group. It was found, however, upon 

 Kauai by Mr. Knudsen, and Palmer found it in abundance upon 

 Laysan. The bird deposits but one egg, and this on the sand. 



Description. — Adult. Upper parts dark ashy, paler on the hind neck; 

 forehead, a broad stripe through the eye and entire under parts white; 

 head and neck black. Outer webs of primaries blackish ; inner webs white 

 with a black stripe along the shaft. Outer webs of tail-feathers gray, 

 inner webs white; outer pair of rectrices white. Length about 16.50 

 inches. 



Sterna paradissea Brunn. Arctic Tern. 



The only claim this tern has to recognition here is the occur- 

 rence of a lone individual on Hilo beach May 9, 1891. The bird 

 boarded a schooner bound for Hilo when four days off port, but 

 disappeared on the third day following, having evidently sighted 

 land. It was next seen on the beach by some boys, and was in 

 such an exhausted condition that it was caught by hand, and, still 

 living, came into the possession of Mr. R. T. Guard. It died the 

 following day, probably from exhaustion and starvation, as it was 

 much emaciated, and subsequently was kindly presented to the 

 writer. 



Presumably the bird was migrating somewhere along the Am- 

 erican coast towards Alaska when, in some way, it was lost or 

 blown out to sea, and made the weary passage nearly to Hawaii, 

 probably with neither rest nor food. 



Description. — Adult. Top of head black; above deep pearl-gray; tips 

 of secondaries, rump, upper tail-coverts and tail white; beneath deep 

 lavender gray; sides of head and lower tail-coverts white; outer web of 

 outer tail feather dusky; bill and feet carmine; length 14 to 17 inches. 

 In winter the crown is white with black streaks; the lower parts white. 



