. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. 198 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS — LONGIPENNES. "8 .)• Fagophila ebumea. THE ITOBT GULL. Lams albus, Gunn. in Leeni, Beskr. Finm. Lniip. 1767, 285. —Sciiaff, Mus. Oni. 1789, 05, tab. 4J. Quvia alba, Stkjn. IV. U. S. N. M. Vol. 5, 188-J, )>. 39.' Lurits cbimiciis, Piiii-rs, Voy. N. PoU', App. 1771, 187. — Nutt. Man. 11. 1834, 301.—Aud. Oni. Biog. III. 1835, 671 ; Syiiop. 1839, 326; B. Aw. VII. 1814, 150, pi. 445. —CouES, Key, 187:2, 313 ; Check List, 1873, no. 550. Pagophila chunica, (!i!AY, Ajip. L
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. 198 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS — LONGIPENNES. "8 .)• Fagophila ebumea. THE ITOBT GULL. Lams albus, Gunn. in Leeni, Beskr. Finm. Lniip. 1767, 285. —Sciiaff, Mus. Oni. 1789, 05, tab. 4J. Quvia alba, Stkjn. IV. U. S. N. M. Vol. 5, 188-J, )>. 39.' Lurits cbimiciis, Piiii-rs, Voy. N. PoU', App. 1771, 187. — Nutt. Man. 11. 1834, 301.—Aud. Oni. Biog. III. 1835, 671 ; Syiiop. 1839, 326; B. Aw. VII. 1814, 150, pi. 445. —CouES, Key, 187:2, 313 ; Check List, 1873, no. 550. Pagophila chunica, (!i!AY, Ajip. List, Gen. B. 1842, 15. — Lawk, in Baird's B. N. Am. 1858, 838.— Bairi), Gilt. X. Aim. B. 1859, no. 076. —, P. Z. S. 1878,102 (synonymy, etc.). Larus (Puijophila) cburncus, Buicii, J. f. O. 1853, loO. — CoUEs, B. N. W. 1874, 648. Larus candidus, Mulleu. Prod. Zool. Dnn. 1770, [). viii. Larus iiivnis, Borii). Tiild. P. E. 1783, 58, no. 994. Lartis briiclii/tarsiis, IIolbi'Jll, Fn. Gntnl. 1840, 52. Larus (Pivjnphila) brar/ii/tursus, Bitucir, J. f. O. 1853, 106. — Lawh. in Baird's B. N. Am. 185S, 866. — Baikd, Gat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 677. Had. Circumpolar seas, south in winter or. the Atlantic coast of America to Labrador, New- foundland, and (rarely ?) New Brunswick. No Pacific coiist record. Sp. Char. Adult: Entirely pure white, the shafts of the prininries pale yellotvish. Bill yel- lowish green, the terminal third yellow ; iris brown ; eyelids veimilion-red ; legs and feet J', ehnrnea. Young: Similar, but anterior part of tlie head tinged more or loss with brownish gray,' the remigcs, rectricea, primary coverts, and longer scapulars marked terminally by a spot of dusky, the lesser wing-coverts marked centrally by smaller spots of the same. " Bill black, clouded with pale yel- low ; legs and feet blick" (L. Kummen, MS.). Total length, alwut inches ; wing, ; culmen, ; depth of bill through nos- trils, .45
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