MASKED GULL 



BROWN-HEADED GULL. 



PLATE CCXXIL FIGURES I. AND II. 



Larus capistratus, '" TEMMINCK. 



Chroicocephalus capistratus, . . . EYTON. 



THIS bird, which was described by Temminck as a 

 distinct species, is now regarded as a small variety of 

 the Black-headed Gull described in the following article. 

 The eggs figured are of doubtful authenticity. 



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