CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 43 
In July, 1868, the writer found this species breeding on small 
islands in Gull lake, Victoria co., Ontario, and in 1870 on a small 
rocky island in Gull lake, Barry township, Addington co., Ontario. 
All the * Gull” lakes in Ontario were no doubt named after this 
gull. 
The writer made a trip on June 22nd, 1894, to the island in Crane 
lake, where Mr. Spreadborough obtained the eggs on the gth of 
the same month. After a drive of five miles we reached the mar- 
gin of the lake, and, as the island was a quarter of a mile from 
shore, we divested ourselves of part of our clothing and waded 
out—taking care not to stand long enough to sink in the white 
mud at the bottom. We had scarcely reached the shore before 
we were surrounded by multitudes of common terns, ring-billed 
and herring gulls, cormorants and various waders. 
The south end of the island was the lowest, and here the terns 
had their little nests placed on the ground amongst the short grass. 
By far the greater number contained three eggs, but none had 
four. Passing more to the north, and on a higher level, we found 
the ring-billed gull breeding, also in multitudes, and as we 
approached their nests they rose screaming, and did not cease till 
we left the island. Ascending a little higher, but passing to the 
north, we came among the herring gulls but many of their nests 
were empty, and the downy young were either hidden in the grass 
or running to the water as fast as possible, while many were swim- 
ming about. On the highest point of the island we found 29 nests 
of the double-crested cormorant. These nests, fully a foot high, 
were built on regular bases of broken sticks. These nests formed 
a group by themselves, and evidently -formed the line of separa- 
tion between the herring gull and the ring-billed. The sticks had 
all been carried for a long distance, as no willows grow within a 
couple of miles of the lake. 
52. Vega Gull. 
Larus veg@ (PALMEN) STEJN. 1888. 
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