ines Were WINGED: FLEET 
Even at this late date various members of the col- 
ony were flying in with long streamers of grass in 
their bills for the repair of their nests, that they 
might continue to serve them as roosting places. 
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A FRANKLIN'S GULL FAMILY SCENE 
During these days we carefully explored the 
whole colony. It seemed mainly to le within half 
a square mile, comprising three main areas, one in 
the middle of the lake and two nearer either shore, 
separated from the central portion by lanes of open 
water. There were other subsidiary parts as well, 
making the occupied area of considerable size. As 
a rough and very conservative estimate we placed 
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