198 A HAND-LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



1848. One Loch Lomond (Argyll) about end April, 1850. One 

 Falmouth, Jan. 4, 1865, one Penryn. Jan. 10, 1865, and one 

 Penzance (Cornwall), Oct. 20, 1890. One St. Leonards (Sussex) 

 early Nov., 1870 (Saunders, p. 661). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds from Alaska and north Mackenzie 

 to British Columbia and south Keewatin. Winters from Maine to 

 Florida, Texas, and Yucatan and on Pacific coasts of North America 

 as far south as Lower California and Mexico ; on migration west to 

 Kotzebue Sound and east to L^ngava, casual in Bermudas and 

 Bahamas. Once, in winter 1845, in Heligoland. 



LARUS MINUTUS 



426. Larus minutus Pall.— THE LITTLE GULL. 



Laeus mintjtus Pallas, Reise d. versch. Prov. d. Russ. Reichs, iii, p. 702 



(1776— Beresof, Tobolsk). 



Larus minutus Pallas, Yarrell, iii, p. 589 ; Saiuiders, p. 663. 



DiSTRiBUTio>', — British Isles. — Irregular autumn and "sonter- 

 visitor, occasionally spring and summer. Almost annual east coast 

 England (sometimes numerous as 1866 and 1868 in Yorks., and 

 winter 1869-70 on east coast), fairly frequent south coast, rare Wales 

 and northwards to 0. Hebrides and Shetlands, not so rare east coast 

 Scotland. About eleven Ireland, chiefly near Dublin and Belfast, 

 but one Londonderry, one Galwaj^ one Meath (Feb., 1909). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds from River Ob to Sea of Ochotsk 

 in subarctic Asia, and in north-east EurojDe as far west as the 

 Ladoga and Onega lakes, Baltic Provinces of Russia, a few j)laces in 

 northern, east, and west Prussia, and at least in one locality in 

 west Jutland. Formerly (and perhaps still) on Gotland. After 

 breeding-season not rare on Baltic shores of Prussia, but in small 

 numbers only as far west as North Sea, and casually even to 

 Faeroes (once), Bermudas, Maine, and Long Island, New York. In 

 Europe south as far as Mediterranean. Once, according to Irby, near 

 Jehangirabad in north-west India. 



LARUS RIDIBUNDUS 



427. Larus ridibundus L.— THE BLACK-HEADED GULL. 



Larus RiDiBrrNTDus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. xii, i, p. 225 (1766 — 

 " Habitat in Mari Europteo." Restricted typical locality : England — 

 from first three quotations). 

 Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, Yarrell, iii, p. 594 ; Saunders, p. 665. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Resident. Increasing greatly of 

 late years. Breeding colonies throughout Great Britain from Dorset 

 in south-west and Kent in south-east to Shetlands and 0. Hebrides 



