. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. Ir ] i. HERRING GULL. LaRUS ARGENTATUS SMITHSONIANUS. Char. Mantle deep pearl gray; head, tail, and under parts white; outer wing-feathers mostly black, tipped with white; bill yellow, with a bar of red at the angle; legs and feet flesh color. Length about 24 inches. In winter the head and neck are streaked with gray. Immature birds are mottl
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. Ir ] i. HERRING GULL. LaRUS ARGENTATUS SMITHSONIANUS. Char. Mantle deep pearl gray; head, tail, and under parts white; outer wing-feathers mostly black, tipped with white; bill yellow, with a bar of red at the angle; legs and feet flesh color. Length about 24 inches. In winter the head and neck are streaked with gray. Immature birds are mottled brownish gray and dull white; wings dusky; tail dusky or gray, with a subterminal bar of dusky ; bill blackish In younger speci- mens the dark tints prevail, some being almost uniformly dusky brown. They do not acquire full plumage for four or five years. Nest. Usually on a cliff, often on a beach or grassy island, some- times in a tree or under shelter of a bush, — generally a slight affair, a thin mat of loosely arranged grass or moss; though nests placed in trees are bulky and compact. ^^^- 2-3 (usually 3); pale to dark buff, more or less tinged with green, sometimes nearly olive drab ; marked with several shades of brown and lavender; average size about X The Herring Gull is common to the milder as well as cold countries of both continents. It is seen sometimes on the ( li. 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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