. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 184 LAEID-E. Xema luttlitzii, Darid, K. Arch, du Miis., Bull. vii. p. 13, no. 401 (1871). Chroicoceplialus saundersi, Swmhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 273, 421, pi. xxii. (0-seu-keo, Amoy); David ^- Oustalet, Ots. Chhie, p. 522 (1877); Taczan. P. Z. S. 1888, p. 453 (Corea); id. Mem. Ac. St. Petersh. xxxix. p. 1045 (1893 : Sidemi, mouth of the Amoor). Larus saundersi, Suutiders, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 205 (revision); id. Jouni. ,\. p. 399(1878: distribution); Tristr. Cat. p. 8 (1882 : 0-su-keo [Amoy, not "Japan "]); Sf}/an
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 184 LAEID-E. Xema luttlitzii, Darid, K. Arch, du Miis., Bull. vii. p. 13, no. 401 (1871). Chroicoceplialus saundersi, Swmhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 273, 421, pi. xxii. (0-seu-keo, Amoy); David ^- Oustalet, Ots. Chhie, p. 522 (1877); Taczan. P. Z. S. 1888, p. 453 (Corea); id. Mem. Ac. St. Petersh. xxxix. p. 1045 (1893 : Sidemi, mouth of the Amoor). Larus saundersi, Suutiders, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 205 (revision); id. Jouni. ,\. p. 399(1878: distribution); Tristr. Cat. p. 8 (1882 : 0-su-keo [Amoy, not "Japan "]); Sf}/an, Ibis, 1891, p. 508 (not on Lower Yangtse") ; Hartl. Ahh. Ver. Brem. xii. Hft. 2, p. 334 (1892: Hainan) ; De la Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 502 (Foochow, rare; Swatow, common) ; Styan, op. cit. 1893, p. 437 (Hainan). Adult male in hreeding-plvmage (tj'pe of species). Head and nape bluish black (a few of the white feathers of winter remaining on Feb. :^3rd) ; a narrow white ring nearly surrounding the eye; neck, tail, and under surface white; mantle of a rather dark shade of pearl-grey ; the upper secondaries chiefly grey, but the rest conspi- cuously white on their exposed terminal portions ; outermost pi'imary white, except a hair-line of black on the basal half of the outer web, and a marginal band of black on the inner web; 2nd quill white exteriorly, black on the inner web to the sub-apex; 3rd. 1 2 Larus saundersi, ad. similar, but with more black, which reaches the shaft and forms a complete bar (sec cut); 4th pale grey basally, still barred and margined with black and broadly tijipcd with while; 5th, the black. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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