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2. Larus scopulinus, Forst. Mackerel Gull. “ Tara** 
punga.” (Case VI. No. 7.) 
Frequents every part o£ tlie coast, and is equally plentiful 
at all seasons of the year, generally associating in large 
flocks. 
“ The Biter Bit ” (an incident of Bird-life in New Zealand). 
Fam. STERNIDiE. 
Genus STERNA. (Cosmopolite.) 
1. Sterna caspia, Pall. Common Tern. “ Tara-nui.” 
(Case VI. Nos. 1, 3, and 5 : male and female, summer 
and winter plumage.) 
This species is spread over a great part of the world, for it 
inhabits North America, South Africa, Southern Europe, 
India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. It is common 
on every part of the coast and on all the adjacent islands. 
2. Sterna frontalis, Gray. Sea-Swallow. “Tara.” 
(Case VI. Nos. 2, 6, 10, 15, and 20 : male and female, 
in different states of plumage.) 
The term “ Sea-Swallow/’ as applied to this Tern, is 
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