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Show 1878.] MR. H. SAUNDERS ON THE LARIN.E. 201 Larus cahirinus, " Hemp. & E., Syria," Mus. Berolst (fide II. S.). Larus cahiricus, " Ehr. Arabia," id. (fide II. S.). Hab. Northern and temperate Europe, breeding; the Mediterranean coast to Egypt and Asia Minor, the Red Sea, Arabian coast, and the coast, interior waters, and rivers of India ; ascending for 500 miles up the Burrampootra (God win-Aus ten), Burma, China, and Three outer primaries of L. ridibundus, jr. Japan in winter; also throughout the more temperate portions of Siberia (breeding). It is said by Schlegel to visit " South Africa;" but I remain rather suspicious of the accuracy of the collectors who are responsible for that somewhat vague locality, so long as this statement is unconfirmed from other sources. 40. LARUS MACULIPENNIS, Licht. (Fig. 13.) Larus' maculipennis, Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 83 (1823), Monte Video (type examined, II. S.) ; Scl. & Salv. N o m . Av. Neotrop. p. 148 (1873); Durnford, Ibis, 1877, p. 43 (Chuput valley, Patagonia) ; id. torn. cit. p. 202 (prov. B. Ayres). Xema cirrhocephalum, Gould, Zool. Beagle, in. p. 142 (1841), partim. |