LAUGHING GULL. 



58. Lams atricilla. 16 in. 



Adults with red bill and feet, dark gray 

 mantle, blackish head and black primaries. 

 In winter the head is white with only a few 

 touches of gray. Young birds have the 

 back mixed with brownish. 



Notes. Strange cackling laughter. 



Nest. Of weeds or seaweed on the ground. 

 Eggs olive-gray with black spots. 



Range. Breeds locally along the coast 

 south from Mass. Winters along the Gulf 

 coast. 



FRANKLIN GULL. 



59. Larns franklini. 15 in. 



Hood and mantle lighter than the last spe- 

 cies. Bill red, with black tip. Primaries 

 gray, with black ends and white tips. Under 

 parts with a rosy tinge during summer. 



Nest. On the ground in marshes. Eggs 

 olive-gray, with blotches of blackish. 



Range. Breeds north from Minn, and N. 

 D. Winters south from the Gulf coast. 

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