Birds. 1 5 1 



Crested Tern, which, according to Mr. Howard Saunders, is 

 synonymous with S. bergii, Licht. 



Watling says : " One fifth of its natural size. A female." 

 No. 271. Caspian Tern, variety B, Lath. 



Sterna bergii (Licht.), Saunders, Cat. B., xxv., p. 89. 

 Watling says : " One fifth of its natural size. A male. Tt 

 lives on small fish. Native name G<r-r<t-<j<r-ra" 

 No. 272. Caspian Tern, Lath. 



Watling says : " Half the natural size of the bird which this 

 drawing was taken from." 



No. 273. Greater Tern, Lath. 



Watling says : " Half the natural size, and seldom see hut 

 one in the hottest summer weather." 



No. 274. New Holland Tern, Lath. [MS.], Gen. Hist. B., x , 

 p. 103. 



Sterna bergii (Licht.), Saunders, Cat. B., xxv., p. 89. 

 This figure is the type of Latham's description of the New 

 Holland Tern and Sterna novse Jiollandise, Stephens, which = 

 S. bergii according to Mr. Howard Saunders. 



Watling's note: "This almost half the natural size, and a 

 pretty good resemblance, with this exception — only the bill not 

 just so much bent." 



No. 275. Pacific Gull, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., p. 332. 

 Larus pacificus, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., p. lxviii. 

 Gabianus pacijicus (Lath.), Saunders, Cat. B., xxv., p. 297. 

 This figure is the type of Latham's description of the Pacific 

 Gull, Gahianus pacificus (Lath.). 



Watling says : " Native name Troo-gad-diU '." 

 No. 276. Pacific Gull, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., p. 332. 

 Watling says : " Half the natural size. A large grey Gull." 

 No. 277. New Holland Crimson-billed Gull, Lath. [MS.], 

 Gen. Hist., B., x., p. 145. 

 Larus novae Jiollandise (Stephens), Saunders, Cat. B., Brit. 

 Mus., xxv., p. 235. 

 This figure is the type of Latham's description of the New 

 Holland Crimson-billed Gull, on which Stephens founded the 

 name of Larus novae Jiollandise. 



Watling says : " Reduced by scale to half the size of the bird 

 which the drawing was taken from." 



No. 278. New Holland Crimson-billed Gull, Lath. .MS. 



Watling says : " One-sixth of the natural size." 



No. 279. New Holland Crimson-billed Gull, Lath. MS. 



