ms 
Bangor, April 16th, 1898. 
Dear Mr. Brewster: - 
I send today by mail the two wings of a specimen of Larus 
arzentatus, which was killed somewhere along the Penobscot River 
below Bangor two days ago.A number of these birds were mounted by Mr. 
S.L.Crosby recently,and being in hid place today I naturally looked 
them over in hopes of finding a specimen of true argentatus. The 
mounted birds were all smithsonianus, bub I noticed a pvair of wings 
on the floor which proved otherwise,and obtained the 2zift of them in 
order to vositively verify their identity. 
Will you vlease zZive me your opinion on them and return by 
express with the other birds of mine which you have. 
‘Our adult’ Herring Gulls: certainly vary 2reatiy in the. characte— 
VS CLeS sO | first orimary,and I have recently seen a full-plumaged 
Acie bund whichvihadynetirune.. 
WhiCh “ts astenl ivy vhound:) aor tne tip on 
T mist: confess. “that I. begin to lose ‘faith in the 
characteristics assigned AO “Turonean and Ameriean birds. They certeé 
ainiy do not correspond rigidly with: the. birds) Tound onthe -twe 
continental coasts. 
nNossible that a careful examination of skins of 
breeding Gulls taken along the Maine coast would show that both of 
the alleged varieties would be found breeding togzether.Would that T 
had time to make such a study next summer,but alas IT have not, 
Thanking you for your kindness,I remain 
Very resvectfully yours 
y \ : i 
(0h Sah 
GOBA Hammond Die 
Bangor, Me. 

