BURGOMASTER. 
Larus GLAUCUS._ 
Char. Mantle pale pearl gray, rest of plumage white ; bill yellow, with 
a patch of orange at the angle ; legs and feet bright pink. Length about 
32 inches , female somewhat smaller. 
In winter the head and neck are streaked with pale brownish gray. 
Immature birds are mottled grayish brown and pale gray ; the first 
plumage is the darkest. In the spring, before the young assume the pearl 
mantle, their entire plumage becomes white. 
Nest. Usually on a cliff, sometimes on a low, grassy island or sandy 
beach; a slight affair of sea-weed or moss or grass. 
Eggs. 2-3 ; stone drab or olive buff, sometimes jjale buff, marked with 
brown and ashy gray ; average size about 3.00 X 2 00. 
GLAUCOUS GULL. 
