BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 617 
Larus argenteus Bore, Isis, 1822, 562.—BreumM, Beitr. Vogelk., iii, 1822, 781; 
Lehrb., 1824, 712.—Maca@ILiivray, Mem. Wern. Soc., v, 1824, 264. 
[Larus] argenteus LicutensteIn, Nom. Av. Mus. Berol., 1854, 99. 
Laroides argenteus Breum, Isis, 1830, 993; Vég. Deutschl., 1831, 741; Naumannia, 
1855, 294. 
Larus argentatoides Breum, Beitr. Vogelk., iii, 1822, 791, 799 (n. e. Germany and 
west coast of North America); Lehrb., 1824, 713.—BonaparrTe, Ann. Lyc. 
N. Y., ii, 1828, 360.—Swarnson and Ricwarpson, Fauna Bor.-Am., ii, 1831, 
417 (Melville Peninsula, breeding).—Tuompson, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1835, 
83 (Ireland).—Scurvz, Europ. Fauna, i, 1840, 380 (North America).—MEyYeEr, 
Ilustr. Brit. Birds, iv, 1848, pl. (not numbered).—F ripen, Zoologist, 1879, 
7 (Prince Albert Land). 
[Larus] argentatoides Gray, Hand-list, iii, 1871, 113, no. 10972. 
Laroides argentatoides Breum, Isis, 1830, 993; Vég. Deutschl., 1831, 742; Nau- 
mannia, 1855, 294. 
[Larus (Laroides)] argentatoides Brucu, Journ. fiir Orn., 1855, 282 (monogr.).— 
Bonaparte, Compt. Rend., xlii, 1856, 770; Consp. Av., ii, 1857, 218 (North 
America). 
[Larus (Glaucus)] argentatoides Brucu, Journ. fiir Orn., 1853, 101 (North America). 
Laroides argentaceus BRExHM, Isis, 1830, 993; Vog. Deutschl., 1831, 742; Nauman- 
nia, 1855, 294; Vogelf., 1855, 349—O.pHEe-Gattiarp, Orn. Eur. Occid., 
fasc. x, 1886, 60. 
[Laroides] argentaceus BoNAPARTE, Compt. Rend., xlii, 1856, 770; Consp. Av., ii, 
1857, 218 (n. France). 
L{aroides] major Bream, Isis, 1830, 993 (nomen nudum). 
Laroides major Bream, Vég. Deutschl., 1831, 738 (n. e. Germany and the Danish 
coast); Vogelf., 1855, 339; Naumannia, 1855, 294. 
L{aroides] americanus Bream, Isis, 1830, 993 (nomen nudum). 
Laroides americanus BreumM, Vég. Deutschl., 1831, 743. 
Laroid{es] americanus Breum, Naumannia, 1855, 294. 
Larus marinus (not of Linneus) LemBryz, Aves de la Isla de Cuba, 1850, 122 
(see Gundlach, Journ. fiir Orn., 1871, 291).—Casanis, Journ. fiir Orn., 1857, 
236 (see Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. N. Y., vii, 275). 
Larus smithsonianus Cours, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., xiv, 1862, 296 (eastern 
and western coasts of North America; no type locality designated).—Gunp- 
LacH, Journ. fiir Orn., 1871, 294 (Cuba); 1875, 387 (Cuba); Orn. Cubana, 
1876, 308. 
[Larus] smithsonianus Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. N. Y., viii, 1867, 299 (vicinity New 
York City)._Suarpg, Hand-list, i, 1899, 141. 
Larus argentatus . var. smithsonianus Cougs, Check List, 1873, no. 547a. 
[Larus argentatus] b. smithsonianus Cours, Birds Northwest, 1874, 625 (syn- 
onymy). : , 
[Larus argentatus.] Var. smithsonianus Cours, Birds Northwest, 1874, 626 
(descr., etc.). 
Llarus] argentatus var. smithsonianus Rinaway, Ann. Lyc. N. Y., x, 1874, 391 
(Illinois). 
Larus argentatus smithsonianus Ripeway, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., iii, Aug. 24, 
1880, 207; Nom. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 666a.—Merriam, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 
Club, vi, 1881, 235 (Adirondack region, New York, resident, breeding).— 
BarcHEetver, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii, 1882, 152 (Houlton, Maine, breed- 
ing).—Covgs, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 773.—HrnsHaw, Auk, ii, 1885, 
232 (Santa Barbara to San Diego, California, abundant, Nov., Dec.).— 
Turner, Proc. U. 8S. Nat. Mus., 1885, 252 (Hudson Strait, breeding).— 
AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ Union, Check List, 1886, no. 51a.—RaLPH 
