. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . ill wailing whistles. Nest.—Nest and eggs like those of the PomarineJaeger. Range.—Arctic regions, wintering south to Florida. GULLS AND TERNS—FamUy LaridaeIVORY GULL 39. PagophUa alba. 17 in. Entirely pure white with the shafts of the primariesyellowish; bill dark at base and yellow at tip; eyesbrown, surrounded by a narrow red ring; feet birds are spotted with brown on the head, tipsof wing and tail. This beautiful Snow Gull, as it iscalled by wlialers, is abundant at its breeding groundin the Arctic r
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . ill wailing whistles. Nest.—Nest and eggs like those of the PomarineJaeger. Range.—Arctic regions, wintering south to Florida. GULLS AND TERNS—FamUy LaridaeIVORY GULL 39. PagophUa alba. 17 in. Entirely pure white with the shafts of the primariesyellowish; bill dark at base and yellow at tip; eyesbrown, surrounded by a narrow red ring; feet birds are spotted with brown on the head, tipsof wing and tail. This beautiful Snow Gull, as it iscalled by wlialers, is abundant at its breeding groundin the Arctic regions, but is rarely seen as far southas the United States. It breeds the farthest north ofany of the gulls except Ross Gull. Nest,—Of grasses and seaweed, usually on ledges ofcliffs, but occasionally on the ground farther three eggs, laid in .June, are grayish-buff, niarkn:with brown and black (). Range.—Breeds only north of the Arctic Circle, aii,winters south to New Brunswick and British Columbia;casually to Long Island and the Great 35
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