. North American birds eggs . heap of seaweed. Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodtish. 41. Red-legged Kittiwake. Ri.^xa hrcriro^fris. Range.—Northwestern coasts, In-eeding in high latitudes. This Kittiwake is similar to the preceding, with the exception that the legsare bright red, the mantle is darker, and the bill is shorter. This species wasfound by Dr. Leonard Stejneger to liea very abundant nesting bird onislands in Bering Sea, selecting steepand inaccessible rocks and ledges onwhich to build its nest. Their nestinghabits are precisely the same as thePacific Kittiwake, but they most oftennest in
. North American birds eggs . heap of seaweed. Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodtish. 41. Red-legged Kittiwake. Ri.^xa hrcriro^fris. Range.—Northwestern coasts, In-eeding in high latitudes. This Kittiwake is similar to the preceding, with the exception that the legsare bright red, the mantle is darker, and the bill is shorter. This species wasfound by Dr. Leonard Stejneger to liea very abundant nesting bird onislands in Bering Sea, selecting steepand inaccessible rocks and ledges onwhich to build its nest. Their nestinghabits are precisely the same as thePacific Kittiwake, but they most oftennest in separate colonies, but can liedistinguished readily when nestingtogetlier by the darker mantles whenon the nest and the red legs when fly-ing. Grass, moss and mud are usedin the nest. The ground color of theeggs is I; huffy or brownish, and thespots are dark brown and lilac. X Data.—Island in Norton Sound, Alaska, May 10, 1900. Nest made of seaweed and located on ledo-ehigh cliff. Collector, H. H. [lirownish of North American Birds Eggs. 27 *. 42. Glaucous Gull. Laiim glaucus. Range.—Arctic regions, south in winter to Lfing Island, the Great Lakes,San Francisco Bay. This Gull shares with tlie Great Black-backed Gull the honor of beinglargest of the Gulls, be-ing 28 inches in length. ^, / ;<Mantle light gray; it isdistinguished by itssize and the primaries,which are white to thetips. A powerful birdthat preys upon thesmaller Gulls and alsodevours the young andeggs of smaller birds. They nest on theground on the islantlsand shores of HudsonBaj, Greenland nest is made of sea-weed, grass and mossand is generally quitebulky. The two orthree eggs are laid in June. They are of various shades of color from alight drab t(are spotted with brownish and black. Size about 8 Data.—IcelJune 8, 1888. Nest of seaweed on ledge of sea cliff. Three eggs. anflthe
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