Birds of Upper St, John. 
B atchelder. 
104. Laras argentatus smithsonianus, Coues. Herring Gull. — 
At Houlton it is common on the neighboring lakes, where it breeds. 
Built N.O.a 7, July* 1882, p.152 
Birds within Ten Miles of Point 
de Monts, Can, C'onaeau&Merriam 
133. Laras argentatus smithsonianus. Herring Gull. — Very 
abundant, breeding plentifully on suitable rocks. Arrives about the mid¬ 
dle or latter part of April, remaining into November. 
Built N, O. Q, 7, Got , 1882 , p. 241 
An Ornithologist’s Summer in Ds-brador 
M. AbbotfcFrazar, 
Larus argentatus smithsonianus , American 
Herring Gull. The most common of all the 
gulls; breeding invariably in colonies, and as 
far as my experience went, upon the ground. 
But about Esquimaux Point they are said to 
breed in the trees as well as on the ground. I 
had expected to find this species very shy, but 
the birds of one large colony of fully a thou¬ 
sand pair, which I visited in Musquano baj r , 
were quite the opposite. They flew about in 
utter fearlessness, many approaching as near as 
ten feet over my head, where they would re¬ 
main motionless as though sustained by some 
invisible power, all the time eyeing my every 
movement. 
It seems to make very little difference with 
them how often their nest is disturbed, for it is 
next to impossible to drive them from their 
chosen home. 
O.&O. XII, Feb. 1887. p* K. 
-Birds, Haute Island, Bay of Fundy, July 
26,1887. W. L. Bishop,Kentville,N.S. 
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus smithsonianus ; 
very abundant. 
O.&O. XII. Sept. 1837 9.143 
Breeding Dates of Birds in Kings 
County, N.S. Watson B. Bishop, 
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus Smithsonian- I 
“*)• May 27 , 28 , June 2 , July 5 . 
O.&O. XIII, Mar. 1888 p.45 
Birds of Maffdalen islands. 
Dr. B.B.Biahop. 
10. Larus argentatus smithsonianus. American Herring Gull._ 
Single individuals were seen at various dates. Probably it does not breed, 
although a few may on East Point. 
At*, Tl. April, 1889. p. 146 
