CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 43 
BREEDING Nores.—At the Yukon mouth and St. Michael 
May 14th is the earliest date they were noticed in spring. Asa 
rule they are rare until the 20th or 25th May, about which time 
they find the ponds and sluggish streams open in the coast 
country. They undoubtedly reach interior localities earlier in 
the season, as spring is considerably earlier there. 
They nest, like the Glaucous Gull, upon small islets in ponds 
and lakes. A bulky nest is prepared of grasses and mosses early 
in June, in which two or three eggs are laid. (JVe/son.) 
The nest of this species is usually a small cavity in the sand 
by the side of a stream or sheet of water. It also frequently 
builds on a stump or tree, and in such cases dry twigs, hay and 
mosses are used in its construction. A good many sets of eggs 
were taken at Fort Anderson, lat. 68° 30’. (Macfarlane.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
A fine pair taken in Victoria harbour in January, 1896, by Mr. 
John Fannin. 
56. Mew Gull. 
Larus canus LINN. 1758. 
Accidental im Labrador. CAO! U., List.) 
57. Heermann’s Gull. White-headed Gull. 
Larus heermannt Cass. 1852. 
Found in the Gulf of Georgia and along the coasts of Vancouver 
Island. (Lord.) Not common in the Gulf of Georgia, though 
they appear to remain during the summer. Four specimens, the 
young of the year, were taken off the mouth of Esquimault Har- 
bour in the latter part of July by Dr. Hazell, of Victoria. (/an- 
nin.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS, 
One taken in 1885 on Malcolm Island, Gulf of Georgia, B.C. 
by Dr. G. M. Dawson ; a fine pair taken at Esquimault in January, 
1896, by Mr. John Fannin. 
58. Laughing Gull. 
Larus atriclla LINN. 1758. 
On May 23rd, 1890, a gull was brought to my store. It had 
been shot on Toronto Island, and, being unlike any of our native 
