A.VES. 11 



LONGIPENNES. 



LARIDAE. 



Me. — The Boardman record refers to a New Brunswick speci- 

 men. 



Mass. — Accidental winter visitor: Monomoy Id., Dec. 1, 1886. 



20. Rissa TBIDACTTLA (Linne) Bonaparte. 



Kittiwake; Frost-bird; Jack gull; Meterick; Pinny owl or 

 Pinyole; Snow gull; Winter gull. 



Larus tridactylus Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 136. 

 "in Europa septentrionali." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1844, 

 vol. 7, p. 146, pi. 444. Egg, Samuels, Ornith. and ool. X. E., 1867, 

 pi. 4, fig. 3. 



Maritime; nests on sea cliffs. 



Me. — Common fall and winter visitor offshore; casual inland, 

 and in summer. Nov.-April (June; July 11, 1003, Jericho Bay, 

 barren bird; July 14, 1907, off Portland). 



X. H.- — Common fall and winter visitor offshore. Nov. 1- 

 spring. 



Vt.— Rare winter visitor: Enosburg Falls, Nov. 12, 1906; 

 St. Albans; St. Jolmsburv. 



Mass. — Common fall and winter visitor offshore, casual inland. 

 Sept. 6-Mar. 10. 



R. I. — Common fall and winter visitor offshore. Nov.-Mar. 23. 



Coxx. — Uncommon fall and winter visitor offshore. Fall- 

 April 14. 



21. Larus tiyperboreus Gunnerus. 



Glaucous gull; Burgomaster; Owl gull; White minister. 



Gunnerus, in Leem's Beskriv. Finmark. Lapp., 1767, p. 226 

 (note), p. 283 (note). Xo locality. 



Larus glaucus Briinn. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1844, vol. 7, 

 p. 170, pi. 449. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 112, pi. 32, figs. 4, 5. 



Seacoasts; nests on cliffs. 



