cxxxvi I N T R O D U C T I O N .
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S a b in e ’s G u l l .
An occasional visitor to our islands.
Subfamily STERNINdE.
In this subfamily are contained the various forms o f Terns or Sea-Swallows as they are popularly termed.
Ten species are figured under six genera ■.— Hydroprosrne, Actochelidon, Sterna, Stermla, Gehchehdon, and
Hydrochelidon.
Genus H y d r o p r o g n e .
386. HYnnopnouBE Vol. V. PI. LXVIII.
C a s p ia n T e r n .
An accidental visitor.
Genus A c t o c h e l id o n .
387. A c t o c h e l id o n c a n t i a c a ................................................................................................................................... ^XIX.
S a n d w ic h T e r n .
A summer visitant and breeding bird.
388. A c t o c h e l id o n ( ? ) v e l o x .
Swift-flying Tern.
A specimen o f this bird is said to have been killed in Ireland (see Blake Knox in the ‘ Zoologist ’ for
1866). Strictly an eastern bird, and therefore not figured.
Genus S t e r n a .
380. S t e r n a h i b u n d o ..............................................................................................................................................................................V o 1 ' V - P l ’ L X X ’
C o m m o n T e r n .
A resident species. Breeds in many parts o f our southern coasts.
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R o s e a t e T e r n .
A summer visitant. Breeds sparingly on the Scilly and Fame Islands.
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A r c t i c T e r n .
A resident species, breeding abundantly around our northern coasts.
392. S t e r n a f u l ig in o s a .
Sooty Tern.
A bird of almost universal distribution. Britain has occasionally been favoured with its visits; still there
are few who would give it more than a passing notice in any list o f the British birds. One was shot at
Wallingford, on the banks o f the Thames, on the 21st of June, 1869, and kindly sent for my inspection
before it was skinned by Mr. James Gardner, Ju n ., o f Holborn and Oxford Street.
Genus S t e r n u l a .
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393. S t e r n u l a m i n u t a .....................................................................................................................
L i t t l e T e r n .
A summer visitor. Breeds a t Dungeness and many other parts of the south coast of England.
Genus G e l o c h e l id o n .
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394. G e l o c h e l id o n a n g l i c a ........................................................... ..............
G u l l - b il l e d T e r n .
A bird of the eastern portion of Europe, Africa, and Asia, and quite an accidental visitant to Britain.
Genus H y d r o c h e l id o n .
The members of this genus frequent marshes for the purpose o f breeding, and deposit their eggs in
regular-formed nests o f herbage. The entire group consists o f about ten species, which a re widely
distributed over the globe.
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395. H y d r o c h e l id o n n i g r a ..................................................................................................................
B l a c k T e r n .
A summer visitant, breeding in several o f the marshes of England.
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396. H y d r o c h e l id o n l e u c o p t e r a .......................................................................................................
W h i t e -w in g e d T e r n .
An accidental visitor from countries to the south-eastward of our islands.