. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. Flit — Tin-: (UJLLS AND TEUN8 — LAIUS. 251) of the quills Iceoiuiiij,' lumrly orcpute wliite wliei-e joininj,' llu' Miu'k, nnd the Hhal't of tlio blnck jiiirtitm also bliu'k ; ivinaiiiiii;^ li>;lit ^'rayi'ri>aillv, luit not aluuptly, tipiicd witli wliitt', tlie sixtli soiuuliiiies iiiaiki'd with a siilttt'i'iiiiiial Idirk siiol or liar. IJill (li'i'i* ivd, with a more or Ilw distiiut darkur .siilitermiiial baiul ; I'Vilidn n'd ; IVi't tlwp red. Adult, in winlir: Similar, hiit
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. Flit — Tin-: (UJLLS AND TEUN8 — LAIUS. 251) of the quills Iceoiuiiij,' lumrly orcpute wliite wliei-e joininj,' llu' Miu'k, nnd the Hhal't of tlio blnck jiiirtitm also bliu'k ; ivinaiiiiii;^ li>;lit ^'rayi'ri>aillv, luit not aluuptly, tipiicd witli wliitt', tlie sixtli soiuuliiiies iiiaiki'd with a siilttt'i'iiiiiial Idirk siiol or liar. IJill (li'i'i* ivd, with a more or Ilw distiiut darkur .siilitermiiial baiul ; I'Vilidn n'd ; IVi't tlwp red. Adult, in winlir: Similar, hiit hi'ad and ni'tk wliilf. the oiiiimt, with orltilal and auricular rcj,'it)ns, f,'rayish dusky. Hill and Iwt brownish, the fornicr tiinicd with ()raiij,'t!-ri'ddish. Yoiiinj, Jintl jiliimnif : Top and ^idt's of the hoad (cxcciit fondioad and loix's), back, and .scaindar.^ f,'rayish brown, tin- lon^'cr scapii- bordi'rod tiMiuinally with palu grayish bulf ; wing-cuvurts bluish gray, tingi'd with grayisli 1^ >3i. is iVo/ quite, adult (= " A. ciinilldliis"), Dimmer plumnijfi. brown ; swondariea dusky, edged with pale grayish Idue, and broadly tipjied with white ; prima- ries dusky, the inner more plumbeous, all rather broadly tipped witii white. Central portion of the rump uniform light bluish gray; lateral and ])osterior portions of the rump, upper , entire lower parts, forehead, lores, andej'elids white. l?ill brownish, dusky terminally ; feet brown (in skin). Total length, about 14.(M) inches; extent, ^.^OO ; wing, 11.'.'5 ; eulmen, ); depth of bill tliiough nostrils, .;> ; tarsus, I.(!0 ; iniddh; toe, with daw, We still know coinjiarivtivoly littlo of tho spooitic, of Knuikliii's Gull; nor can wo give with any exactnt' its goograpliical distribntion. It appears to bo common throiif^hout the Fur Countries diiring the siinnner from about the .TOtli to the (!r>tli parallel, and perhaps farther north. It
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