Friendly Islands (Eaue and Gonga-tabu) and the Society Islands (Waihoo, 
Waitahoo, Otaheiti and Huaheine). It is represented in the Paris Museum 
from the Marquesas, thanks to Filleux. According to Peale it also occurs 
on all coral islands in the South Seas. Dr. Pickering names Sydney Is¬ 
land and Gardner's Island as localities where this species was observed. 
Darwin observed it on Keeling Island. Latham cites Christmas Island. Ac 
cording to Cuming it breeds on Norfolk Island. Von Kittlitz identified 
it on several of the islands in the Caroline Islands. 
Dr. Graffe, who observed G. alba on McKeans Island in the Phoenix 
group, reports the following: "breeds in October and November. Lays a 
greenish brown, marbled, roundish egg, out in the open on rocks or 
’ x>ulderB -" 
A. stolidus is very gregarious, even during the incubation period, 
which seems to take place at quite different times of the year, depending 
on the locality. In the southern states and Cuba this occurs in May and 
June, on the Somali Coast as well. But Darwin found this species nesting 
on St. Paul in February, Gilbert observed this on the Australian coast in 
November and December, and Pickering on Gardners Island in February. On 
the Mordlock Islands the Senjawln naturalists observed large nesting 
colonies, and according to Swinhoe these also occur on the coast of For¬ 
mosa. A. stolidus also nests on most of the Polynesian Islands. 
The range of this Anous seems to extend exclusively over the eastern 
seas. It is known from the north coast of Australia (Gould), Norfolk and 
Nepean Island (Gray), Viti Islands and USa, the Wallis Islands (Griffe) 
and Paumotu group, Raraka. Here Peale found them nesting in large numbers 
on Enderby Island in January. According to Gould A. leucocapillus is 
identical to A. stolidus in daily and nesting habits. 
Neboux does not give a special locality, but names the Pacific Ocean 
as the bird's range. Gould obtained this species from Christmas Island, 
Peale from Hondean Island of the Paumotu group. Here he found this tern 
nesting in the month of August. The eggs lay in small depressions of the 
coral reef near the beach without any sign of a nest. Three eggs per 
cavity were found. The bird may also lay four. The color of the egg is 
pale, milky white with irregular sepia brown spots. Dr. Griffe sent in 
this species from McKeans Island with the following comment: "lives 
in pairs in rocky areas of the island and lays a white, brownish-black 
spotted egg in October and November." 
These observations thus do not exactly coincide with those made 
by Peale. 
These eggs, two of which were sent to us by Dr. Griffe from McKeans 
Island, seem first to be very large in comparison with the size of the 
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