8ULLB, 



Washington, common \\ \ . < t .to M.-h. l.ng Island, abundant \V V. 

 Sept to May, a few in summer. Sing Sing, common T. V., S.-J.L 21 to May 

 9; common \V. V. when river U oj.cn. Cambridge, abundant W. V., Nov. 

 t-> A |.l. 



A'ttt^ of gniMea, moat, ncawoed, etc., on the ground. i.ut. wlit>re the bird* 

 have been j*TM.-t< nth P.M.. .1. it i iii'.r. compactly built un<l placed in tree*, 

 sometime* fifty feet or more from tin- ground. /.;/;/*, two to three, grayish 

 oUre-brown, rarely whitish, n|,tu-l, blotched, and M-rawled with diotinet and 

 obscure chocolate luurkiiipt, '-'^.'i x I-.MI. 



>|><>< i.< is l,\ far the most abundant winter Gull along the 

 of tin- Miiltllf ami Snitln-rn Stairs, t'nliki- the more pelagic 

 specie*, it frrijiiriit.- mir rivt-r> ami harlx>r>. fniliiij; alK>ut piers and 

 wharvw, ami near the cities .-Imwin^ riiin|uinitively little fear if man. 

 Stnetiines ,,n(. may see tliein In-ilileil " iii fl(M-ks on the water, where 

 they alight to re-t. It i^ generally this species which fi>llows in the 

 wake of our coastwise vessels, sailing astern, when the wind is from 

 ahead, without the slightest percept ilile movement of the wings. (For 

 an interesting life-history of the Herring Gull see Mackay, Auk, ix, 

 1892, p p. '2-2 1 -238.) 



The ErnopKAX HKKRIXO (it i.i. (.'!. I.aru* anjfntatu*) differn from our 

 pecict in IM iiiir slightly smaller aiul in having tin- two white space* at the 

 tip of the first primary joined, the block spot, therefore, In-ing broken or 

 entirely alwciit. It is of rare occurrence on the Atlantic coast of North 

 America. 



54. Lama delawarensis <>r.l. RINO-RILLEI> <li 1.1.. A>i. in um- 

 m*r. Back mill wiris.'> |-;irl-i;ray ; first primary black, with a white sjiot near 

 Uie tip, the l>as of the iniu-r hull' <f the inm-r wel ]K-url gray . Fig. 60,6); 

 primary black, tin- basal half of the inner web jx'url-gnn ; on the 

 third to sixth primaries the black decreases rapidly. iinl each nie i. tipjx-d 

 w ith w hite ; re.-t of the plumage pure white ; bill greenish yellow with a black 

 band in front of the nostril. .!/. in trintsr.- Similar to Uio ahove, but the 

 head and nape streaked with grayish. Im. l"p|K-r parts varying from ashy 

 fuacoun. the tcatliers margined with whitish, to j>earl-grny. the feathen more 

 or ICM iii'-ttli.l. -!.. 1. or, on the head and neck, t-tn-akcd with ashy t'us- 

 coun; outer pnm.iries black, tail varying from |>earl-gray, inon- r le>s mttle<l 

 with blackish, to white, and cnxtMfd near the end by a wide band of black ; 

 basal half of the bill yellowish, end black. I.., 18-50; W., 1VOO; T., 6'00; 

 B., 1-60. 



Kangt. North America, more common in the interior; breed* from 

 -iifli.-n. Minnesota and Newfoundland northward; winters from Ixmg Inland 

 > nd M 



Waithington. \< ry ,-.. M ,m.n T. V., Feb. to A pi. A; .-t. t" Nov.; rare in 

 winter. Long Nlati-l. common W. V.. Aug. t'> Apl. Sing Sing, casual T. V. 

 ' of frraum*. etc.. on the ground. Aj/?/. two to three, clay -color, buffy, 

 or whitish, rather evenly spotted with chocolate, 2-90 x !. 



