LITTLE GULL. 593 



A young bird of the year, killed at Scarborough in the 

 middle of November, and figured in this work, had the bill 

 black, irides very dark brown ; forehead and lore white ; top 

 of the head, occiput, and ear-coverts, greyish-black ; nape of 

 the neck white, forming a collar by uniting with the white of 

 the front ; below the nape a broader black band extending 

 towards, but not reaching, the wings ; back, scapulars, and 

 tertials pale pearl-grey, with a few black feathers appearing 

 through ; wing primaries and secondaries greyish-black, 

 tipped with white, nearly the whole of the inner webs 

 white ; greater wing-coverts pearl-grey ; smaller coverts 

 black, edged with grey ; upper tail-coverts white ; upper 

 surface of tail-feathers white, with a broad terminal band of 

 black which is broadest on the middle feathers, the outer 

 tail-feather on each side wholly white ; all the under surface 

 of the body and wings, under tail-coverts, and each out- 

 side tail-feather white, the other tail-feathers white with a 

 narrower margin of greyish-black ; legs, toes, and inter- 

 digital membranes in this preserved specimen pale yellow- 

 brown. The whole length was ten inches and one-eighth ; 

 wing from the wrist eight inches and three-quarters. 



In a younger specimen kilL 1 near Aberdeen in August, 

 and presented to the Editor by Mr. E. Hargitt, the top of 

 the head, occiput, ear-coverts, nape, scapulars and tertials 

 are dark brown, and that colour extends over all the tail- 

 feathers. These signs of immaturity disappear after the 

 autumnal moult of the following year. 



A downy nestling from Archangel, lent to the Editor by 

 Mr. E. Bidwell, is of a warm buff, streaked and spotted 

 with dark brown ; legs, feet and interdigital webs clay- 

 yellow. 



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