. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . n end of upper mandible (unguis) to frontal feathers lessthan from unguis to tip of upper mandible ; tarsus blue in freshly killed specimens, feetblack. Adult ; Above slaty gray; top and sides of the head dull black ; sides of the head and neckpale yellow ; under parts dark slate color ; chest and upper belly whitish. I?nmatui-e : Resembles the preceding species in color : but may be distinguished by com-paring the measurements of the bill and tail. Length, 19 to 23 ; Wing, ; Tail (adult), 1
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . n end of upper mandible (unguis) to frontal feathers lessthan from unguis to tip of upper mandible ; tarsus blue in freshly killed specimens, feetblack. Adult ; Above slaty gray; top and sides of the head dull black ; sides of the head and neckpale yellow ; under parts dark slate color ; chest and upper belly whitish. I?nmatui-e : Resembles the preceding species in color : but may be distinguished by com-paring the measurements of the bill and tail. Length, 19 to 23 ; Wing, ; Tail (adult), (immature), 6; Tarsus, ; Bill. It breeds in high northern latitudes, ranging southward in winter to theWest Indies and Gulf of Mexico. The eggs are three in number, paleolive brown blotched with chocolate brown. It nests on the ground. A bird of this species was found dead on the beach, a short distancenorth of Cape Canaveral. I have never seen it alive in Florida. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 191 Family LARID^^. Gulls and Terns. Subfamily LARIN^. Gulls. Genus LARUS LARUS MARINUS Black=backed QuII. Adult in sjuniner : Whole back dark slate color; outer primaries black, with tips and termi-nal spots of white ; head and under parts white. Adult in winter: Head and neck streaked with gray. Immature birds are mottled dusky andbuff; head and neck streaked; tail with narrow subterminal band ; a very large gull. Length, 29; Wing, 18: Tail, 8: Tarsus, ; Bill, Coast of North America south to South CaroHna; accidental in from Northern Maine northward. The nest is built on the ground;the eggs are usually two, pale brown, marked with chocolate brown. A specimen of this gull was shot near St. Augustine during the winterof 1894-5. 192 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. LARUS ARQENTATUS SMITHSONIANUS Herring QuII.
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