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neck, blackish-gray ; lower neck, lower parts, 

 and tail, white ; back and wings, bluish-gray ; 

 tail, long and forked. 



L. Rossii. Ross's Gull. 



The habitat of this pretty gull is the arctic 

 regions. During the fall and winter a few 

 specimens are occasionally seen in the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence, and on the coast of Nova Scotia 

 and Newfoundland. Back and wings, grayish- 

 blue ; neck, lower parts, and tail, white ; bill, 

 black ; feet, red. Discovered by Sir James 

 Clark Ross, the navigator. 



L. Franklinii. Franklin's Gull. 



This gull is a rare visitor in Canada. Its 

 habitat is the arctic regions. Bill and feet, 

 vermillion ; neck, rump, tail, and under plumage, 

 white ; black hood on nape ; upper parts, bluish- 

 gray ; quills, terminated with white. 



L. argentatiis. The Herring Gull, or Silvery 

 Gull. 



The Silvery Gull is a regular visitor in Canada. 

 It is twenty-four inches long ; bill, yellow ; head, 

 neck, and tail, white ; the back and wing coverts, 

 bluish-ash ; legs, pale flesh color. Breeds in the 

 north. 

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