I.\|{|-L.\KII)K 303 



it then from " L. a. cachinnans.' Youny : primaries brown with 

 white spots ne.ir ti|)S of inner wcIjs and on lioili \vel)s of ist. tail 

 white witli dark brown l)and. 



Breeds. — S. Russia (Sea of Azov, Lakes ot Sarpa btcppes;, 

 Caspian Sea ; and in \V. and C. Asia. Migrates ; occurs on 

 passage and in winter Cyprus, Syria, and Egypt, and in S.W. Asia 

 to India. Of very rare occurrence in C. and W. Europe, twice 

 recorded in Engk'ind. 



Larus melanocephalus Temminck. Adriatic CjUll. 

 Ital. Gabbiano corallino. 



^ $ summer. Head, throat, and forencck bkick ; above and 

 below eye a narrow white patch ; mantle very pale grey ; primaries 

 white, inclined to greyish towards the base, outer web of ist 

 primary black for \ of its length ; tail, outer secondaries, 

 lower neck, and undcrparts white. Bill red, stouter than in 

 "ridilDundus." Legs and feet red. Iris brown. In winter, head 

 is white striped ashy grey. Wing 296-318 (H.). Tarsus about 

 50. Bill 35. Young : brown above with white edges to feathers, 

 primaries brown with greater part of inner web white, tail with a 

 terminal black band, bill black, yellowish towards base. 



Breeds. — Black Sea and E. Mediterranean (Greece and Asia 

 Minor) and possibly Spain. Resident, chiefly met with in E. 

 Mediterranean but also occurs on Spanish and Portuguese Coasts ; 

 occasional in Adriatic, and rarely further north in Europe to 

 N.W. France and Britain. 



Larus Philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte's Gull. 



^ 9 summer. Head dark slaty grey, round eye a white ring 

 interrupted in front ; back, scapulars, and upper wing coverts 

 pale bluish grey ; rest of plumage white, underparts tinged 

 rosy ; ist primary black on outer web towards point, and for 

 15 m.m. at tip, rest white; 2nd primary white with black tip; 

 3rd and 4th grey on inner web. In winter, head and neck are 

 white, spotted dark grey on crown and naj)e, and with slaty 

 grey patch behind ear. Bill black. Legs and feet orange red. 

 Wing 267-274 (H.). 



Breeds. —.Arctic America. Rarely occurs in W. Europe, 

 recordetl once Heligoland, bix to seven limes British Isles. 



