to procure but easily identified both by note and by the square 
tail which distinguishes this gull from moe of the larger terns. 
Breeds sparingly | near Soufridre. 
9. Gelocheliden nilotica, Hass. Gull-billed Tern. 
A rare resident and very locally distributed. Observed at 
Scott’s Head, Prince Rupert’s Bay and mouth of Layou River. 
One specimen obtained at the last locality June 10th, 1904, 
3. Sterna tschegrava, Lepech. Caspian Tern. 
Rare ; two specimens seen and one taken at Pointe Mulatre, 
August 15th, 1904. Probably a migrant or straggler only. 
4. Sterna maxima, Bodd. Royal Tern. ‘‘ Mauve,” 
Not uncommon resident; breeding at Marigot, Portsmouth, 
Pointe Mulatre, and various points on the Atlantic or windward 
coast. None have been observed or taken later than July. Like 
most of the resident seabirds this large and elegant species dis- 
appears entirely during the fall and winter months, either 
migrating further south or retiring to the open sea and outlying 
rocks, as soon as the young are old enough to fly. 
5. Sterna acufiavidus, Cabot, Cabot’s Tern. 
Rare. Two specimens taken near Soufriere, Oct. 15th and 
19th 1904. Said to breed at Scott’s Head but probably a migrant 
only. 
6 Sterna trudeaui, Aud. Trudeau’s Tern. ‘‘ Twa-oo biane.” 
Not uncommon resident; breeding at Pointe de Fous, Petit 
Soufriere, Marigot and other localities on the Atlantic coast, 
Feb. 6th, to July 28th. 1904. 
7. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis,Gmel. American Black 
Tern. “ Twa-oo noir.” 
Rare ; probably a resident, 1s | have observed one or two in 
the vicinity of Morne Rouge during May and June. 
8. Anous melanogenys, Gray. Blackcheeked Noddy. 
“ W’ouen.” 
Common resident locally. Taken at Pointe de Fous, Morne 
Rouge, Scott’s Head and abundant at Aves Island about one 
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