. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. "iT^ 316 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS — LONGIPENNESJ. Sterna anosthseta. THE BBIDLED TGBN. Slcma anoslhtttii. Scop. Del, Fauu. ct Flor. Ins. I. 1786, no. 72 (ex Soiin. Voy. 125, pi. 84). — CouEs, Cheek List, 1873, no. 574. Sterna {UaUplana) anoathmta, CouEs, Key, 1872, 322. SU'^na iHtiliplaiM) anccsthcta, , Birds N. \V. 1874, 701. Sterna anccstlwta, Saundehs, P. Z. S. 187(5, 664 (fig. of foot on p. 665). — RiDOW. Nom. N. Am. H. 1881, no. 692. Sterna amvstheliea, CouE-s, 2d Cheek List, 1882, no.
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. "iT^ 316 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS — LONGIPENNESJ. Sterna anosthseta. THE BBIDLED TGBN. Slcma anoslhtttii. Scop. Del, Fauu. ct Flor. Ins. I. 1786, no. 72 (ex Soiin. Voy. 125, pi. 84). — CouEs, Cheek List, 1873, no. 574. Sterna {UaUplana) anoathmta, CouEs, Key, 1872, 322. SU'^na iHtiliplaiM) anccsthcta, , Birds N. \V. 1874, 701. Sterna anccstlwta, Saundehs, P. Z. S. 187(5, 664 (fig. of foot on p. 665). — RiDOW. Nom. N. Am. H. 1881, no. 692. Sterna amvstheliea, CouE-s, 2d Cheek List, 1882, no. 805. Sterna oahuensis, Ulox. Voy. " Hlonde," 1826, 251. Sterna panayensis, Omei,. S. X. I. ii. 1788, 607. Slcma panaya. Lath. Ind. Orn. 11. 1790, 808. Sterna antarctica, "; Less. Traite, 1831, 621. Stertm infitseata, Heuol. Ibis, 1859, 351. Haliplana discolor, Couks, Ibis, 1864, 392. — Elmot, Illiistr. Am. B. II. 1869, pi. 57. ? Uydrochclidon sumalensis, IIeuoi,. Orn. (). Afr. 1873, p. ccvii. Stcma vulanoptcra, B. N. W. Afr. 1837, 249. Had. Nearly the same range as , but not ranging so far from the tropics. Florida (only North American record). Sp. Char. Adult: Lores, crown, occiput, and upper part of nape deep black ; forehead and superciliary region, entire lower parts, and under suriace of the wing pure white. Lower part of nape and extreme upper part of the back ashy wiiite ; remaining upper parts brownish slate, more l)lumbeous ou the back, where shading gradually into the whitish of the nape ; primaries, primary 1 w'i !!. coverts, and nlulnc blackish slate. Rump and six middle tail-feathers brownish ashy, like the back, the two outer rectrices on each side while, shading into grayish terminally, most extensively on the second feather, the outer web of the first being wholly white. Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. Younij, first plumage: Entire lower parts, with cheeks, forehead, and sides of the crown, white, as
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