this Species) noticed at Plymouth, Mass., i8S3 — F. C Browne. Jc., 

 13, 235— One specimen shot at Rockaway, L. I., Sept. 19, 1875; they 

 were very numerous there in 1873, appearing the last of August and 

 remaining until the middle of October — JM. T. Lawrence, xii., 9, 165 

 — An immature specimoji, probably of tliis species, was shot at Chat- 

 ham, N. J., in October, 1876— Harold Herrick. 



Sterna forsteri. Forster's Tern, v., 19, 293— Not common in Minn.; no 

 given in Dr. Hatcli's 1874 list -Thos. S. Roberts, viii., 17, 2«1— Ar- 

 rives on the Ooteaii. des Prairies, Dakota, April 20 and remains until 

 Oct. 1 ; Very abundant ; breeds— Clias. E. McChesney. viii., 23, 380 

 — Is given as a bird of Michigan on the au hority of the late Dr. G. B. 

 Wilson— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). x., 18, 285— One shot at 

 Rockaway, L. I., Oct 1, 1873; another Sept. 3, 1873; both young 

 birds— N. T. Lawrence. 



Sterna faliginosa. Sooty Tern. vii. , 15, 230— Rare in Central New York ; 

 one taken on OwascO Lake Sept. 20, 1876— H. Gr. Fowler. 



Sterna liiriindo. Wilson's Tern. Common Tern, ii., 9, 133 — Breeding 

 on "Junk of Pork Island," Casco Bay, Me., July 16, 1873— Franklin 

 Bonner, ii., 12, 179 — Found in the Bay of Pundy in the autumn — J. 

 H. Batty, ii , 22, 341 — Foun(^ in Kussell County, Kansas ; feeds only 

 on insects in spring — F. S.B(enson). vii., 11, 164 — Not rare at Ann 

 Arbor, Mich, in the spring migrafons — A. B. Covert, vii., 31, 335 — 

 Not rare in Yates County, N. Y. ; has been taken on Seneca Lake in 

 June — J.B.Gilbert, viii, 7, 96 — Noticed at Plymouth, Mass., in 

 1852 — F. C. Browne, viii., 17, 261 — Is found in large numbers on the 

 Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, from April 20 to October 1 ; breeds — 

 Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 33, 380— Found in Michigan— "Archer" 

 • (G. A. Stockwell). xii., 10, 185— A few seen Aug. 1, 1853, at Ply- 

 mouth, Mass. — F. C. "Browne. 



Sterna inacroura. Arctic Tern, ii., 9, 133— Breeding on "Junk of Pork 

 .Island," Casco Bay, Me, July 10, 1873— Franklin Benner. v., 7, 100 

 — Notice of Wm. Brewster's paper reducing the so-called Sterna port- 

 landica to a synonym of this species, vii., 11, 164 — Rare in the mi- 

 grations at Ann Arbor, Mich. — A. B. Covert. 



Sterna paradissBa. Roseate Tern, vii., 21, 335 — Rare in Yates County, 

 N. Y.; but one specimen recorded — J. B. Gilbert. 



Sterna portlandica. vi., 7, 100 — Review of Paper by Wm. Brewster con- 

 sidering it a peculiar plumage of the Arctic Tern {Sterna macroura). 



Sterna superciliaris. Least Tern. vii. , 6, 84— Occurs rarely in Central 

 New York and only in .spring — H. G. Fowler, viii., 7, 96— Noticed 

 at Plymouth, Mass., in 1853— F. C. Browne., viii. ,-33, 380— Found 

 in Michigan "Archer"— (G. A. Stockwell). xii, 10, 185— A flock 

 observed Aug. 1, 1853, at Plymouth, Mass. — P. C.Browne, xii., 

 30, 385— All left Plylnouth, Mass., by Sept. 1, 1853— P. C. Browne. 



Sterna vittaia. v., 2, 20 — Found on Kerguelen Island by Dr. J. H. Kid- 

 der-Elliott f'oues. 



Stilt. Bl ck-necked, See Himantopus nigricollis. \ 



Stilt S.mdpiper. See Mieropalama himantopv^. \ 



Stone Chat. See Saxicola ananthe. 



Stormy Petrel. See Procellaria pelagica.- 



Strepsil s interpres. Turnstone, i., 4, 59— Short note by Editors on this 

 species, vii., 4, 52— A rare migrant in Central New York— H. G. 

 Fowltr. vii.; 5, 68— Known on the coast of New Jersey by the local 

 names "Calico-back" or "Brantbird"— W. Holberton. vii., 8, 116— A 

 rare summer visitor in Conn. (?)—Robt. T. Morris, vii., 14, 213— Called 

 " Chicaric " by the gunners in Plymouth Bay, Mass.— F. C. Browne, 

 viii., 7, 96— Noticed near Plymouth, Mass., in 1852— F. C. Browne. 

 viii., 15, 335— Noticed six or seven specimens on the Coteau dee 



