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The eggs were found to vary somewhat in size and color, and were not distinguish- 

 able from those of L. fitscus or L. argentatus. Nor were the notes of this species 

 distinguishable from those of L. caehinnans or L. argentatus. 



600, et Auct. — Saun- 

 2d ed. 1882, no. 772.— 



Larus argentatus. 



THE HERRING GULL. 



a. Argentatus. 



Larus cincrcus, Biuss. Orn. VI. 1760, 160, pi. 11. 



Larus argentatus, Brunn. Orn. Bor. 1764, 44. — Gmel. S. N. I. ii. 178£ 



deiis, P. Z. S. 1878, 167 (part). — Codes, Check List, 1873, no. 547 



Ridgw. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 666. 

 Larus argentatus, a. argentatus, Coues, B. N. W. 1874, 625. 

 Larus mariims, var. /3, Lath. Inil. Orn. II. 1790, 814. 

 Larus glaucus, Kf.tz. Fn. Suec. I. 1800, 156 (not of Brunn. 1764). 

 Larus argenleus, Brehm, Beitr. Vog. III. 1822, 781, 799 (part). 

 Larus argentatoides, Brehm, t. c. 791, 799 (part). 

 Laroides major, Brehm, Vol;. Deutschl. 1831, 738. 

 Laroides argentaceus, Brehm, t. c. 742. 

 ? Laroides amcrieanus, Brehm, Vbg. Deutschl. 1831, 743. 

 Gotland a mantcau gris, Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. VIII. 1781, 406, pi. 32; PI. Enl. 203. 



/3. Smithsonianus. iS^ 

 Larus argcntatoidcs, Brehm, Beitr. Vug. III. 1822, 791, 799 (part). — Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 



«7 (?)■ 

 Larus argentatus, Bonap. Synop. 1828, 360, no. 300. — Nutt. Man. II. 1834, 304. — Aud. Orn. Biog. 



III. 1835,588; V. 1839, 638; Synop. 1839, 328; B. Am. VII. 1844, 163, pi. 448. — Lawr. 



in Baird's B. N. Am. 1858, 844. — Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1S59, no. 661. — Coues, Key, 1872, 



312. — Saunders, P. Z. S. 1878, 167 (part). 

 Larus Smithsonianus, Coues, Pi\ Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1S62, 296. 

 Lams argentatus, var. Smithsonianus, ('mis. Check List, 1873, no. 547 h. 

 Larus argentatus, b. Smithsonianus, Coues, B. N. W. 1874, 625. 

 Larus argentatus Smithsonianus, Kidgw. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 666 a. — Coues, 2d Check List, 



1882, no. 773. 



/.. argentatus. 



