24 CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



67. Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida (Cabot). 



Cabot's Tern. 



Sterna acuflavida Cabot, Pr. Boston Soc. N. H. II. 1847, 257- 

 Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida Ridgw. Water B. N. Am. II. 1884, 



[B 68s, C 564, R 683, C 796.] 



Geog. Dist. — South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United 

 States, north, casually, to southern New England ; south, in winter, 

 to Central America (both coasts) and West Indies. 



Subgenus STERNA. 



Sterna Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 137. Type, by elimination, 

 S. hirundo Linn. 



[68.] Sterna trudeaui Aud. 



Trudeau's Tern. 



Sterna trudeaui Axm. Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 125, pi. 409. 



[B 687, C 571, R 684, C 802.] 



Geog. Dist. — Southern South America. Casual, or accidental, 

 on the Atlantic coast of the United States (New Jersey, Long Island). 



69. Sterna forsteri Nutt. 



Forster's Tern. 

 Sterna forsteri Nutt. Man. II. 1834, 274. 



[B 691, 686, C 566, R 68s, C 798.] 



Geog. Dist. — North America generally, breeding from Manitoba 

 southward to Virginia, Illinois, Texas, and California ; in winter 

 southward to Brazil. 



70. Sterna hirundo Linn. 



Common Tern. 



Sterna hirundo Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 137. 



