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and Baa, Trans. Oneida Hist. Soc., iii, 1886, 104 (Herkimer and Hamilton 
counties, New York, breeding) —Evermann, Auk, iii, 1886, 88 (Ventura 
Co., California)—Srron, Auk, iii, 1886, 147 (Lake Winnipeg, etc., w. 
Manitoba, breeding).—Netson, Rep. N. H. Coll. Alaska, 1887, 54 (upper 
Yukon River).—Brrant (W. E.), Proc. Calif. Ac. Sci., 2d ser., ii, 1889, 251 
(Cerros Island, Lower California)—Scorr, Auk, vii, 1890, 306 (Dry Tortugas, 
Florida, March).—Tuompson, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., xiii, 1890, 468 (Mani- 
toba).—Macrarians, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., xiv, 1891, 418 (Mackenzie, 
breeding along Arctic coast).—Cory, Cat. West Ind. Birds, 1892, 82, 135 
(New Providence Island, Bahamas; Cuba).—Macray, Auk, ix, 1892, 221-228 
(habits in New England).—Ruoaps, Auk, x, 1893, 71 (coast of Washington 
and Brit. Columbia).—Aten, Auk, x, 1893, 125 (range).—GRINNELL (J)., 
Pub. 2, Pasadena Ac. Sci., 1898, 6 (coast Los Angeles Co., California, winter ; 
Santa Catalina Island, Dec.).—Nertson, North Am. Fauna, no. 14, 1899, 23 
(San Juanita Island, Tres Marias, May 22).—Hanrzscu, Journ. fir Or., 
1908, 327 (Labrador).—Woop and Gatcz, Pub. 4, Mich. Geol. and Biol. 
Surv., 1911, 276 (breeding in Michigan n. of lat. 44° N.). 
L{arus] argentatus smithsonianus Ripeway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 31. 
L{arus] a[rgentatus] smithsonianus Couss, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 743. 
[?] Larus occidentalis (not of Audubon) Jarpine. Contr. Orn., 1849, 86 (Bermudas; 
3 specs.).—Hurois, Jardine’s Contr. Orn., 1850, 13 (Bermudas. in winter).— 
Buanp, An. Rep. Smithson. Inst. for 1858 (1859). 289 (Bermudas). 
L{arus] occidentalis Marrens, Journ. fiir Orn., 1859. 222 (Bermudas). 
LARUS VEG (Palmén). 
VEGA GULL. 
Similar to L. argentatus, but color of back, etc., decidedly darker. 
Adults in. summer (sexes alike).—Head, neck, rump, upper tail- 
coverts, tail and entire under parts, including axillars and under wing- 
coverts, immaculate pure white; back, scapulars, and wings uniform 
light neutral gray (about the same shade as in Z. californicus), the 
tertials, secondaries, and proximal primaries passing terminally into 
white (this about 31-32 mm. wide on secondaries, where rather 
abruptly defined); outermost primary black, the terminal portion, for 
about 57 mm., abruptly white, this white area usually interrupted 
by a subterminal spot or bar of black (appearing terminal when the 
white at apex is worn off); second primary (from outside) black, 
abruptly tipped with white, the inner web with a large oval or rounded 
spot of white preceding the subterminal black; third primary similar 
but becoming gray basally, only the tip white, the gray on inner web 
paler than that on outer web and becoming still paler distally, where 
sharply defined against the subterminal black area and reaching to 
within about 63.5-70 mm. of tip of the quill; fourth primary similar, 
but the black more restricted, the gray ‘‘wedge”’ on inner web becom- 
ing decidedly white distally; fifth primary similar, but with the black 
still more restricted, and gray of outer web lighter; sixth primary 
gray (like back, etc.), passing into white terminally and crossed near 
tip by a band or broad bar of black; seventh primary similar to sixth, 
