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the same character and contained from one to three eggs. {Nelson.) 

 Mr. Macfarlane's note under L. glaucus probably refers to this 

 species. 



43. Iceland Gull. White-winged Gull. 



Larus leucopterus Faber. 1882. 



Breeds in both inspectorates of Greenland, but more commonly 

 in the southern ; also observed on the east coast, and said to 

 breed on the Parry islands. {Aret. Man.) Common in the autumn 

 and winter from Greenland to Newfoundland. (Reeks.) Rare on 

 the coast of Nova Scotia. (Downs.) A pair shot in St. John 

 harbour in 1881. (Chamberlain^ Godbout river, St. Lawrence 

 river, Quebec. (Dionne.) A single specimen taken at Toronto 

 December 12th, 1898 is in the collection of Mr. J.H.Ames. (J.H. 

 Fleming.) 



Several nests of this species, and the parent bird, were procured 

 on the shores of Franklin bay, arctic coast, early in July, 1863 

 and 1864. (Macfarlane.) During Captain Ross's and Sir Edward 

 Parry's first voyages many specimens of this gull were obtained 

 in Davis strait, Baffin bay, and at Melville island. (Richardson?^ 

 This species is far less common in Cumberland gulf than the 

 glaucous gull ; on the Greenland coasts, however, it is the most 

 common species except the kittiwake, (Kumelin.) 



44. Glaucous- winged Gul3. 



Lanis glaucescens Naum. 1840. 



An abundant resident in British Columbia ; breeds on some of 

 the islands in the Gulf of Georgia ; frequents our harbours during 

 the winter months. (Fa?inin) An abundant winter resident in 

 the lower Fraser valley and on Lake Okanagan, B.C. (Brooks) 

 Abundant in Burrard inlet, B. C, in April, 1889 ; very abundant 

 in the Gulf of Georgia from Victoria to Comox in April, 1887. 

 (Macoun) Common in the bay at Douglas, B. C, April, 1906 ; 

 most of them left before May. (SpreadborougK.) 



A breeding colony of about loc of these gulls was found on an 

 islet in Houston Stewart channel. Queen Charlotte islands, B.C- 

 Fresh eggs, as well as young just hatched, were observed there 



