. 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. Vri^. ^'.^^ GRE/iT BLACK-BACKED GULL. SADDLE-BACK. COBB. Larus MARINUS. Char. Mantle slaty brown; outer wing-feathers more or less black, tipped with white ; rest of plumage white ; bill yellow, red at the angle, legs and feet pink Length about 30 inches. The full plumage is not assumed until the fourth year Immature birds are mottled brown a
. 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. Vri^. ^'.^^ GRE/iT BLACK-BACKED GULL. SADDLE-BACK. COBB. Larus MARINUS. Char. Mantle slaty brown; outer wing-feathers more or less black, tipped with white ; rest of plumage white ; bill yellow, red at the angle, legs and feet pink Length about 30 inches. The full plumage is not assumed until the fourth year Immature birds are mottled brown and white, very young specimens having the uoper parts almost entirely brown, and the bill dusky. Nest. On an inaccessible cliflT by the sea, or upon a rocky island in a lake, — a mere depression in .he turf, lined with grass or sea-weed ; some- times a bulky affair made of coarse herbage and lined with grass and a few feathers. Ef^^i^s. 2-3 (usually 3); buffish gray to deep buff, sometimes slightly tinged with olive, boldly blotched with brown and gray ; average size about 300 X The Saddle-back, or Black-backed Gull, is a general denizen of the whole northern hemisphere, and extends its residence in. 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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