GULLS. 71 



Long laland, irregular W. V. 



AM*, of graMea, mow, etc., on the ground. Kggt^ two to three, varying 

 from pale olive-brown to grayi.-h whit.-. j-.rt. .1 .. r upeckled with hade* of 

 chocolate, 3-10 x a 20. 



Mr. Chamberlain remarks that this s|>ocii-s combines " with tome 

 gull-liko traits many of the coarse characteristics of both Falcon and 

 Vulture." 



"Some observers have reported that flocks are at times very ii"i-y. 

 particularly when settling for the ni^ht ; but those I have met with in 

 winter have been rather silent. Tlu-ir cry is harsh and at tiroes very 

 l"ii'l; it sounds something like the syllables kuk-lnk. 1 have Men it 

 written cut-lrrk." 



43. Larus leucopteru* f'tfxr. I. MAM. (it 1.1.. Resembles the 

 preceding specie* in color, but generally is much smaller; specimen* occur, 

 however, which apiear to be intermediate. W., 15-40-16-50; B., 1-65-1-90; 

 depth of B. at j.p-jivti"ii on the lower mandible, -60-70 ; Tar., 2-O.V2-20 ( B., 

 B., uii.l K ). 



tinny*. Arctic regions; in North America mi grated south in winter, 

 rarely to Long Inland. 



Long Island, A. V. in winter. 



AM*, of greases, moss, cte., on the ground. E<jg, clay -color with numerous 

 chocolate markings, 2-79 x 1-89. 



"The flight of the Iceland Gull, its feeding habits, and its manners 

 generally, suggest a close affinity to the Herring Gull rather than to 



the llurgima.strr" (Chamberlain). 



45. IATUS kumlieni /-'i,n.-t. Ki ui IKS'- d< M . V. r\ Similar ingen- 

 cral color to the two preceding species, but differ* from them in the color of 

 the 1'rimaries. Thec, instead of being uniformly pure white <>r but lightly 

 t intet I with irray, are murk- .1 with sharply defined spacei> of ashy irrny. The 

 first primary is tipju-d with white and marke<l with ashy gray on the outer 

 web and shaft part of the inner web ; the second primary is ahy gray on only 

 part of the outer web; the third and fourth primaries have smaller white 

 tips and are marked with ahy gray near their ends <>n both wet*. W_, 15-50- 

 17-OO ; B., l-W-1'88; depth of B. at projection on the lower mandible, -60--M; 

 Tar., 2-10-8-M (Brewst. 



/tony*. North Atlantic coast of North America; south in winter to 

 Mamachusetto. 



'. on "the shelving rocks of high dirt"-." 



"Mr. Kumlion found this bird breetling in considerable numbers 

 near the head of Cumberland triilf." but. owing to the difficulty of 

 ili^tin^iiihing inunatiire s|-cinieii> fnun tln>>c of L. InirnptrrtiA, its 

 status on our coast in winter is not clearly determined. 



47. Larus nutrinus Linn, liunr Hi AC K-BA. KII- liiii : SU>I>LB- 

 BACK. Ad. in ivmmtr. Back and wiog laty black; wiog-falhera tipped 



