. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. 300 :. Figures : Gould, Birds of Australia, vii. pi. 23 (sub uom. Thalassetcs pelecanoides), pi. 24 (sub nom. Tfialasseus poliocercus). Riippell's Tern lias been found in the southern group of the Loo- Choo Islands (Stcjneger, Proc. United States Nat. j\Ius. 1887, p. 393). It is a tropical species, ranging from the Red Sea and both coasts of South Africa across the Indian Ocean to the "Western Pacific. It breeds on Kelung Island, oflf the north coast of Formosa, and ranges southwards to Tasmania and the Fiji Islands. 300. STERNA ST
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. 300 :. Figures : Gould, Birds of Australia, vii. pi. 23 (sub uom. Thalassetcs pelecanoides), pi. 24 (sub nom. Tfialasseus poliocercus). Riippell's Tern lias been found in the southern group of the Loo- Choo Islands (Stcjneger, Proc. United States Nat. j\Ius. 1887, p. 393). It is a tropical species, ranging from the Red Sea and both coasts of South Africa across the Indian Ocean to the "Western Pacific. It breeds on Kelung Island, oflf the north coast of Formosa, and ranges southwards to Tasmania and the Fiji Islands. 300. STERNA STOLIDA. (NODDY TERN.) Sterna stolida, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 227 (17GG). The Noddy Tern belongs to the group in which the whole of the upper parts below the head are of a nearly uniform brown. It may easily be recognized by its pale forehead and crown, or by its wedge- shaped tail. Figures : Gould, Birds of Australia, vii. pi. 34. The Noddy Tern is found in all tropical seas, and occasionally strays into the more temperate regions. There is an example in the Pryer collection obtained by Mr. Harrison near the Gulf of. 'W // 'f' Head of Sterna stolida. Natural size. Yedo, and there is a second exami)le in the Tokio Museum from the same locality (Blakiston and Pryer, Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 1882,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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