. Game, shore, and water birds of India . £ 24. Legs dull yellow. Bill citron, red below. Head, neck, andtail white. Body grey-black. First quill, and sometimes second,black, with white spot. Secondaries bordered white. Scapulars black,tipped white. (ii.) Primaries greyish towards cachinnans. The Eastern Herring-Gull. <J 23 to 25 f; If to 2 lbs. 6 oz. Legs pale yellow. Bill yellow,red below. Head, neck, tail, and below wThite. Mantle, secondaries,and tertiaries grey. First quill black, with white band. Secondsimilar, but often without white band.—In winter: Spots near tips ofbill
. Game, shore, and water birds of India . £ 24. Legs dull yellow. Bill citron, red below. Head, neck, andtail white. Body grey-black. First quill, and sometimes second,black, with white spot. Secondaries bordered white. Scapulars black,tipped white. (ii.) Primaries greyish towards cachinnans. The Eastern Herring-Gull. <J 23 to 25 f; If to 2 lbs. 6 oz. Legs pale yellow. Bill yellow,red below. Head, neck, tail, and below wThite. Mantle, secondaries,and tertiaries grey. First quill black, with white band. Secondsimilar, but often without white band.—In winter: Spots near tips ofbill. (S. F. i. 270.) Larus affinis. 5 24 to 24^; 2 to 2£ lbs. ? 22 to 23±; 2 lbs. Legs yellow, patch red. Same as L. aryentatus, but mantle and bothwebs of primaries at base slate-grey. (S. F. i. 273.) Larus gelastes. 6 17| to 18± ; 12 to 14 oz. ? 16f to 174/; 10 to 11 oz. Legsdeep red. Bill deep red. Breast rosy. Mantle French grey. Firstquill white, tip black, and no black margin on inner web. (S. P. ) 132 LAKIM:.. CHROICOCEPHALTTS.—XEMA. 133
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