. North American birds eggs . Pale greenish buff.] They make their nests of weedsj;rass, and during May and June lay three eggs showing the usual variationslor common to the Gulls eggs. Size x Data.—Farallone ;n IQOT Y„„f „„„,,„.,* r-„-_„i, ., edge. North American Birds Eggs. 31 •2,M w -^ . i ■>•■■ -■ • ^ ( « ■• - . b > t ?• ■■ • ;:, _*,^ ~ W ■ ■-* 5 O ■ ■■ ^ ^ V ,,.-■? o o Tl ^. .,■;, ^■, lr,» .V ^ ffi F- -^ S W r^ / ,- )t W , ,. ^ IC (^ • - I ■.,. - .. ^ M - • ^ . - s; ^ i ^ -, ^ ^ o ■ .«J r^ 4a« 1- .SIQ f^ > «Bi a> V*. ;.„-n^ 32 XoRTH Americax Birps Egg
. North American birds eggs . Pale greenish buff.] They make their nests of weedsj;rass, and during May and June lay three eggs showing the usual variationslor common to the Gulls eggs. Size x Data.—Farallone ;n IQOT Y„„f „„„,,„.,* r-„-_„i, ., edge. North American Birds Eggs. 31 •2,M w -^ . i ■>•■■ -■ • ^ ( « ■• - . b > t ?• ■■ • ;:, _*,^ ~ W ■ ■-* 5 O ■ ■■ ^ ^ V ,,.-■? o o Tl ^. .,■;, ^■, lr,» .V ^ ffi F- -^ S W r^ / ,- )t W , ,. ^ IC (^ • - I ■.,. - .. ^ M - • ^ . - s; ^ i ^ -, ^ ^ o ■ .«J r^ 4a« 1- .SIQ f^ > «Bi a> V*. ;.„-n^ 32 XoRTH Americax Birps Eggs. Ni [50.] Siberian Gull. Loms affi/iix. This bird does not nest in Xorth America, and has a place on our list, by itsaccidental occurrence in Greenland. It is an Old World species and its nestinghabits and eggs are like those of the Herring 1. Herring Gull. Lorn-^ orgcutotiiy. Range.—Whole of the Northern Hemisphere, breeding from Elaine and BritishColumbia northward and wintering south to the Gulf. This Gull, whichformerly was Xo. 51a. a . ^ - _— ^^ sub-species of the Euro- - — *- ■» ^. ^ pean variety, is nowregarded as identicalwith it. and is no longera sub-species. It istwenty-four inches inlength, has a light graymantle and black prim-aries which are tippedwith white. The HerringGulls nest in coloniesin favorable localitiesthroughout their range,chiefly on the coasts andislands. A few pairsalso nest on islands insome of the inlandbodies of fresh in places wherethey are continuallymolested, when they will build i
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