THE BIRD BOOK 
59. Franklin’s Gull. Larus franklini. 
Franklin’s Gull 
Bonaparte’s Gull 
Range. — Interior North America, breeding from 
middle United States northward. 
Like the last but smaller and with the primar- 
ies light. Underparts rosy in breeding season. 
Nests very abundantly in the marshes of Minne- 
sota and northward. Nest made of grasses and 
Grayish brown 
placed in the marsh grass barely above the sur- 
face of the water. Eggs same color as the last 
but the markings more inclined to zigzag lines. 
Size 2.10 x 1.40. Data. — Heron Lake, Minn., May 
26, 1885. Nest of wet sedge stalks and rubbish 
placed in a bunch of standing sedge in shallow 
water; at least five thousand birds in rookery. 
Collector, J. W. Preston. 
60. Bonaparte’s Gull. Larus Philadelphia . 
Range. — Breeds in the northern parts of North America; winters from Maine 
and British Columbia to the southern border of the United States. 
Smaller than the last; 14 inches long. 
Plumage similar, but bill slender and 
black. They nest in great numbers on 
the marshes of Manitoba and to the 
northward. The nests, of sticks and 
grass, are placed on the higher parts of 
the marsh and the usual complement of 
three eggs is laid during the latter part 
of June. The eggs are grayish to green- 
ish brown, marked with dark brown and 
Pale grayish brown lilac. Size 1.90 X 1.30. 
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