GULLS 



(59) Larus franklini Rich. 



(To Sir John Franklin). 



FRANKLIN'S GULL. Ad. in 

 summer — Bill and feet red, the for- 

 mer with a black tip. Primaries 

 largely white, as shown in pen sketch. 

 The white under parts usually suf- 

 fused with a rosy tint. In winter the 

 hood is wanting, being indicated by 

 only a few gray feathers on the auri- 

 culars and nape; bill dusky, tipped 

 with yellowish. Im. — Mottled with 

 brown, gray and white in varying 

 amounts according to age; tail with a 

 broad black sub terminal band. L., 

 14.00; W., 11.25; B., 1.30. Nesl — 

 On the ground in marshes; three or 

 four brownish-gray eggs, spotted 

 with umber, 2.00 x 1.40. 



Range — Breeds in the interior 

 from S. Dak. and Minn, north to 

 Sask. Winters along the Gulf coast. " ^ 



shading and marking, that it is often impossible to name 

 with certainty one seen in life. 



Just as the last species is found only along the seacoast, 

 so FRANKLIN'S GULLS are almost exclusively birds 

 of the interior. During summer, large colonies of them are 

 harbored in many marshes and wooded swamps from Min- 

 nesota and the Dakotas northward. Their nests are com- 

 posed of rushes and grasses placed on reclining masses of 



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