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LARINA. 
STERNA. 
and occiput greenish-black : sides of head and chin white ; upper parts 
pale greyish-blue;, the rump bluish-white, the tail and its coverts white, 
excepting the outer webs of the two lateral feathers, which are dusky 
grey ; primaries dusky towards the ends, the two outer with their outer 
webs blackish, all with the greater part of the inner web white, secon- 
daries tipped with white ; neck, breast, and sides, pale greyish-blue, 
like the upper parts, but lighter ; abdomen, lower tail-coverts, and 
lower surfaces of wings and tail, white. 
Male, 15i, 32. 
Along the coast of the Atlantic in autumn and winter, sometimes as 
far as New Jersey. Common in Maine, Nova Scotia, and Labrador, 
where it breeds in multitudes, as well as on the Magdalene Islands, 
and on the shores of the Arctic Seas. Migratory. 
Sterna arctica, Bonap. Syn. p. 354. 
Sterna arctica, Arctic Tern, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 414. 
Arctic Tern, Ndtt. Man. v. ii. p. 275. 
.\retic Tern, Sterna arctica, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p. 366. 
437. 9. Sterna Dougallii, Mont. Roseate Tern. 
Plate CCXL. Male. 
Bill about the same length as the head, slender, brownish-black, 
deep orange at the base ; feet vermilion wings about three inches 
shorter than the tail, which is very deeply forked ; upper part of the 
head and occiput bluish-black ; hind neck white ; the rest of the upper 
parts pale bluish-grey, the tail lighter ; edges of wings, ti]^s and inner 
edges of quills, and their shafts, white ; first quill black on the outer 
web and part of the inner, the next two similarly marked, but with 
the black shaded over with pale grey, the loose barbules being of that 
colour, the other primaries becoming gradually lighter ; lower parts of 
a beautiful roseate hue, soon fading after death ; under surface of 
wings and tail white. 
Male, 14i|, 30. 
Florida Keys, where it is abundant, and breeds. Migratory. 
sterna Dougallii, Mont. Temm. 
Roseate Tern, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 278. 
Roseate Tern, Sterna Dougallii, Aun. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p. 296. 
438. 10. Sterna nigra, Linn. Black Tern. 
Plate CCLXXX. Adult and Young. 
Bill about the same length as the head, rather slender, brownish- 
black ,* feet reddish-brown ; wings two inches longer than the tail, 
which is merely emarginate ; head, neck, breast, sides, and abdomen, 
greyish-black ; lower tail-coverts white, lower wing-co4erts bluish- 
grey ; upper parts dark bluish-grey, the outer web of the first quill 
greyish-black ; shafts of quills and tail-feathers white. Young in 
