. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^^ii*!^^. HKRRING GULL. LaRIS AROFNTATL'S «MrTH?nviANU5. CiiAR. Mantle (Ic'cp gray; head, tail, and under pnrts wliito ; otitfi u ing-t'eathcr- nmstlv iiluk. tipped with white, bill vcllow, witii a l).n 111' red at liie angle; legs and feet flesh color. Length about 24 inclics. In winter tlic Iiead and neck are streaked with jn^av Inmiattirc birds are niDtllcd l)ri>\vni>li grav and dull white, wings d
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^^ii*!^^. HKRRING GULL. LaRIS AROFNTATL'S «MrTH?nviANU5. CiiAR. Mantle (Ic'cp gray; head, tail, and under pnrts wliito ; otitfi u ing-t'eathcr- nmstlv iiluk. tipped with white, bill vcllow, witii a l).n 111' red at liie angle; legs and feet flesh color. Length about 24 inclics. In winter tlic Iiead and neck are streaked with jn^av Inmiattirc birds are niDtllcd l)ri>\vni>li grav and dull white, wings du.«kv ; tail dusky or grav, with a subterniinal l)ar oi duskv ; bill blackish In younger speci- mcn-i the dark lint-> ]ircvail, some Ix-ing alinf»ft uniformly dusky brown. They do not aecpiirc full plumage for four or five years. y\ I'suallv n a ciitT, often on a be-ach or grassy island, sonic- times in a tree or under >helter 'if a hu^h. — generally a slight affair, a thin mat of lonselv arranged grass or moss; though nests placed in trees are bulky and comi>act. i?;^^j. 2-3 (M>^uallv 3); pale to hoff. more or less tinged with green, sumetinies ncarlv olive drab ; marked with several shades of brown and lavender; average size about ^-85 X 195. The Herring ('.u!l is romrnon to the milder as well as cold countries of both continents. It is seen someliincs on the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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