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Birds of Michigan, though Mr. McIlwraith has no record of 

 its occurrence in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie. Dr. Hall con- 

 sidered it rare near Montreal, and only one specimen has been 

 rej)orted from Ottawa ; Dr. Bell reports it occurring in Hudson's 

 Bay. 



Larus franklinii. 



FRANKLIN'S GULL,. 



This species is confined chiefly to the Lakes between Mani- 

 toba and the Rockies, breeding from Lake Winnipeg northward. 

 A few examples have wandered as far East as Lake Ontario. 



Larus Philadelphia. 



BONAPARTE'S OVLL. 



An abundant bird throughout the entire Dominion, breeding 

 from about the 45th parallel northward. 



Rhodostethia rosea. 



ROSS'S GULL. 



Occurs in the Arctic regions. 



Xema sabinii. 



SABINE'S GULL. 



This species has, occasionally, been observed about the mouth 

 of the Bay of Fundy during the winter, though it seldom wanders 

 south of the Arctic circle. Kumlien saw two examples only 

 during his visit to Cumberland Bay, etc., and Turner met with 

 but one at Ungava ; one has been taken in Lake Erie ( Wheaton), 

 and one in Lake Michigan {Nelson). Dr.. Bell reports having 

 observed it at Port Burwell in September. 



