THE HEERMANN GULL. FAI 
Nesting.—Does not breed in Washington. Nest and Eggs imperfectly known. 
General Range.—Pacific Coast of North America from Panama to British 
Columbia, breeding 1n southern portion of range in early spring, and summering 
to northern limit of range. 
Range in Washington.—Summer visitors chiefly on the waters of Washing- 
ton Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca; migrant in early summer and early 
fall along the West Coast; casual on Admiralty Inlet—an example of reverse 
migration. Casual in winter. 
Authorities.—Blasipus heermanni, Bon., Baird and Lawrence, Rep. Pac. 
Reskeesuive DXG Te5S pedo. GcsniB. Hp 
Specimens.—(U. of W.) Prov. B. E. 
NO passenger on one of the steamers plying the waters of “the Straits” 
in midsummer can fail to notice the dark-bodied gulls which hover in the 
Taken in California. Photo by W.L. Finley. 
HEERMANN GULLS, ADULTS AND IMMATURE. 
offing or ride about upon pieces of mill waste. These White-headed Gulls pay 
not the slightest attention to the passing steamer; but they do hugely enjoy 
