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Heermann's Gull, White-headed Gull (Larus hermanni, ('ass). 

 CommoD along the southern coasl of Vancouver Island during 

 July and August. 



Bonaparte's Gull (Larus Philadelphia, Ord). 



An abundant resident throughout the Province, and found in 

 great numbers about the inlets and rivers in March and April. It 

 breeds in the interior of the Province. 



Xema. (Leach). 



*Sabine's Gull (Xema sabinii, Sab). 

 Okanagan Lake. 



Sterna. (Linnaeus.) 



Common Tern (Sterna liirundo, Linn). 

 West coast of Vancouver Island, Cowichan Gap. 



Arctic Tern (Sterna paradiscea, Brunn). 

 From Dease Lake, south to Okanagan Lake. 



Hydrochelidon (Boie). 



Black Tern. (Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis, Gmel). 



Not common. Sumas, Okanagan Lake, Burrard inlet, Fraser 

 Eiver and interior of Mainland. 



Order TUBINARES. Tube-nosed Swimmers. 



Family DIOMEDEID^. Albatrosses. 

 Diomedea. (Linnseus). 



Black-footed Albatross {Diomedea nigripes, Aud). 



West coast of Vancouver Island, Nanaimo, and on Queen Char- 

 lotte Islands. 



Short-tailed Albatross (Diomedea albatrus, Pall). 

 Common near Cape Beale, Vancouver Island; but more abund- 

 ant on the West Coast. 



