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391. Srerna MACRURA

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Arctic Tern.

A resident species, breeding abundantly around our northern coasts.

392. STERNA FULIGINOSA.
Sooty Tern.

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are few who would give it more than a passing notice in any list of the British birds.

One was shot at

Wallingford, on the banks of the Thames, on the 2]st of June, 1869, and kindly sent for my inspection

before it was skinned by Mr. James Gardner, Jun., of Holborn and Oxford Street.

Genus Srernuna.

393. STERNULA MINUTA Vol. V. Pl. LXXIII.

Lirtie Tern.

A summer visitor. Breeds at Dungeness and many other parts of the south coast of England.

Genus GELOcHELIDON.

394. GELOCHELIDON ANGLICA Vol. V. Pl. LXXIV.

GuLL-BILLED Tern.

A bird of the eastern portion of Europe, Africa, and Asia, and quite an accidental visitant to Britain.

Genus HyprocueE.ipon.

The members of this genus frequent marshes for the purpose of breeding, and deposit their eggs in
regular-formed nests of herbage. The entire group consists of about ten species, which are widely

distributed over the globe.

395. HyprocuELIpoN NIGRA . Vol. V. Pl. LXXY.-
Buacx Trrn.

A summer visitant, breeding in several of the marshes of England.

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396. HyprocHEeLipon LEUCOPTERA : : . . . 5 : : Vol. V. PI. LXXVI.
Wuite-wincep Tern.

An accidental visitor from countries to the south-eastward of our islands.

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