34 
BT/LLETTX 292. "C. 5. DEPABTZNIEXT OF AGEICULTTTBE. 
Clarence (Ridgway), where single birds were noted: and to Chern off- 
sky Bay, Unalaska. where a large flock was seen October 1. 1SS0 
(Bean). None of these places is far distant from the usual home 
of the species, and it probably occurs not rarely in migration on the 
shores of Bering Sea and of the adjacent Arctic Ocean. A specimen 
taken June 9, 1901, at Franklin Bay, Mackenzie (Babbitt, was a 
straggler far from home. 
WESTERN GEXL. 
Lotus occidental is ArDTBOx. 
The western gull 
is resident along the 
Pacific coast from 
northern Wash in cr- 
ton to southern 
Lower California. 
The species breeds 
north at least to 
Carroll Islet. Wash. 
(Jones), and one 
was seen at Tatoosh 
Island. Wash.. June 
5, 1907 (Jones .but 
it may have been 
a nonbreeder. 
Southward it 
breeds to the south- 
ern end of Lower 
California, near 
Carmen Island 
(Frazar). During 
the spring of 1905 
it was common 
along the coast of 
the mainland of 
Mexico south to 
San Bias. Tepic 
(Bailey), and, 
though as late as 
April 6-12 it was still common on Isabella Island, one of the Tres 
Marias, there was no sign of its breeding anywhere in that region 
(Bailey). 
Eggs were taken March 13, 1887, near Camien Island, Lower Cali- 
fornia (Frazar): Idlefonso Island. Lower California. April 5-7. 
1906 (Thayer) : in California on the Farallon Islands, May 6. 1S63. and 
May 13, 1864 (Cooper); May 9, 1SS5. May 9, 1886, and May 13, 1887 
(Bryant): Santa Barbara Island. May 18, 1897 (Grinnell); and 
• BREEDING 
O OCCURRENCE IN SUMMER 
+ WINTER! NG 
+ RESIDENT 
Fig. 15. — Western gull (Zarus occ.i-. ~.:: lis] . 
