Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — -Cory. 



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Bonaparte's Gull. 



Herring Gull. 



Ring-billed Gull. 



Length, 18.10 to 20.25; wing, 13.50 to 15.75; bi^^- i-5° ^o i-7o; 

 greatest depth of bill, .52 to .68. 



The Ring-billed Gull is a common species in Illinois and Wisconsin 

 during the migrations and occasionally a few remain on Lake Michigan 

 all winter. A few pairs occasionally breed in Wisconsin, but the great 

 majority of them go much farther north. 



