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Larus Philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte's GulL 



Rothschild records the fact that a young female of this species 

 was obtained by Palmer at Poli-hule lake on Kauai, March 15, 

 1891. So far as known at present this is the first and only 

 record of the bird in the islands. 



Description.^Adult. Head plumbeous; mantle pearl gray; under parts 

 white ; feet orange red. Adult in winter has a white head and flesh color- 

 ed feet. Length from 12-14 inches. 



Larus franklinii Sw. & Rich. Franklin's Rosy Gull. 



Mr. Bryan reports a single specimen of this species as having 

 been taken on the island of Maui by Brother Matthias. The 

 specimen is now in the St. Louis College cabinet. As this gull 

 is an inhabitant of the interior of the American continent the 

 presence on the islands even of a single individual must be re- 

 garded as very remarkable. 



Description. — Adult. Head black, with white on eyelid; mantle plum- 

 beus; quills bluish gray, white tipped. In winter similar, but head white. 

 Length about 13.50-15 inches. 



Larus delawarensis Ofd. Ring-billed Gull. 



Mr. Bryan reports a single specimen of this gull as being in the 

 St. Louis ■ College cabinet from the "Hawaiian Islands." Like 

 several other of the American coast gulls its presence in the 

 Hawaiian Islands is accidental. In time, no doubt, all of the 

 northwest coast gulls will in like manner appear as casual vis- 

 itors. 



Description. — Adult. Mantle pearl gray ; lower parts, white ; bill green- 

 ish yellow, black banded near tip. Length about 18-20 inches. 



Larus californicus Lawr. California Gull. 



A specimen of this gull is reported by Mr. Bryan to be in the 

 St. Louis College cabinet from the "Hawaiian Islands." Its pres- 

 ence here, like that of the preceding species, is, of course, purely 

 accidental. 



