51. Larus argentatus 
HERRING GULL. 24 inches 
Adult. Insummer. Above, head white; back gray; long quill 
feathers black, spotted and tipped with white; tail white. Below 
white; d7// yellow; feet pink. In winter. Similar but streaked 
about the head with brownish. Immature. Whole body brownish ; 
tail and long quill feathers tipped with black; bill black at tip. 
In winter it is the common gull of our harbors, a few remain 
through the summer on the Massachusetts coast. 
Note. A whistled 4a, a, ka, ka. 
Nest. On the ground or in trees, usually on a lonely island. 
Breeds. In Maine on the coast and large inland waters. An 
abundant visitor from September to May in the harbors, on the 
beaches and large inland waters of southern New England. 
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