Onychoprion anaethetus (Scopoli, 1786)

Wilson, John-James, 2021, Birds from Sumatra given by Sir Stamford Raffles to Lord Stanley: links to names, types and drawings, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 141 (1), pp. 39-49 : 46

2151. Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus (Scopoli, 1786)

In 1825, Stanley listed an unsexed specimen as ‘Panyan Tern’ and ‘ Sterna Panay [sic]’. Listed as ‘ Sterna panayensis? Gmel. [sic]’ȱ byȱ Rafflesȱ (1822),ȱ butȱ theȱ descriptionȱ clearlyȱ involvesȱ Bridled Tern (= Onychoprion anaethetus ) which is resident in western Sumatra ( van Marle & Voous 1988). The species was listed as ‘ Sterna Panayensis Gmel. [sic]’ȱbyȱVigorsȱ(Rafflesȱ 1830). Lack of a traceable specimen in NML, or a number in Moore’s stock books, suggests it was not part of the 1851 bequest.