58. Larus atricilla 
LAUGHING GULL. 16.50 inches 
Adult. Insummer. Above, whole head black like a hood; back 
gray; tail white ; long quill feathers black. 
Below, throat black ; breast white; 62// and feet 
reddish. In late summer and winter. Similar, 
but head white streaked with brown. Im= 
mature. Whole body brownish ; tail tipped e: 
with black. Also called Black-headed Gull. 
Nest.. On the ground. 
Breeds. Local summer resident, colonies at 
Muskeget and Metinic Green Island. Bn aw a 


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