Catalogue of Canadian Birds. 9 



Larus marinus. 



GREAT BtACK-BACKED GULL. 



The range of this species extends from Cumberland Bay to 

 Long Island (in winter). Not many years ago large numbers built 

 their nests on the islands at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, but 

 now very few are found there at that season, and between the egg- 

 hunter and the skin-dealer must rest the blame for having driven 

 them to seek more remote and less accessible breeding grounds. 

 During the winter months a number are seen in the Bay of 

 Fundy, and a few are found during the coldest months in the 

 vicinity of Montreal, and in the Great Lakes. 



Larus occidentalis. 



WESTERN GULL. 



A common bird on the coast of British Columbia. 



Larus argentatus. 



HERRING GULL. 



A straggler from Europe that is occasionally met with along 

 our North Atlantic coast. 



Larus argentatus smithsonianus. 



AMERICAN HERRING GULL. 



The common gull of our harbours and lakes ; breeding in 

 abundance in suitable localities throughout the Dominion. In 

 winter it ranges as far south as Cuba, though at that season it 

 is common as far north as the 45th parallel. 



Larus cachinnans. 



PALLAS'S GULL. . 



Occurs on the west coast of Vancouver Island and northward . 



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