Vol. XXVII 

 1910 



J Norton, Larus mitiutus in Maine. 447 



One of the fledglings, on pursuit, flew into a cranny of a nearby 

 stone waU. Here I watched him for some time. He was oHva- 

 ceous brown throughout, being Hghter on his abdomen. The 

 wings were dull brown with two wide clear dandelion yellow 

 wing-bars. The wings were very large in comparison to the 

 bird. Some down still clung to the top of his head. 



It seemed a miracle that a fledgling so tiny, just seven and 

 one half days from the egg, could fly with such wonderful strength, 

 twenty feet in one flight, as I saw him do, and catch his perch like 

 his experienced parents. 



Two days later the little clearing where this remarkable pair of 

 warblers made their home, settled into its usual quietness. No 

 more the alarm note of the anxious mother greeted me, no more 

 the love song of the Golden-wing floated to his mate. Nothing but 

 the vacant nest gave evidence of this history making pair. 



THE LITTLE GULL, LARUS MINUTUS PALL., IN MAINE, 



WITH REMARKS ON ITS DISTRIBUTION, AND 



ITS OCCURRENCE IN AMERICA. 



BY ARTHUR H. NORTON. 



On July 20, 1910, an adult male Larus minufus was taken at 

 Pine Point, Scarborough, Maine, and the following day it came 

 into my hands. 



The bird is in nuptial plumage, with the post nuptial moult 

 begun. The outer primaries are much worn, while some of the 

 inner ones, fifth, sixth, and seventh, are new, not yet having at- 

 tained their full growth. It wears the black hood, though this is 

 sprinkled on the forehead, crown, and chin with a few white 

 feathers of the post nuptial dress. While apparently in good 

 health, it was almost entirely free from deposits of fat. Its weight, 

 with stomach empty, was 3i ounces. The right testis was 3 mm. 



