. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. LONG-WINGED SWIMMKHS â V^. Vkga GrLL Larus vegae. Range.âCoast of Alaska, south in winter to California. Similar to the Herring Gull, but with the man- tle darker, but not so dark as in the Western Gull. The nesting habits and eggs are the same as those of the Herring Gull, except that in a ser- ies, the eggs of the Vega will average a little darker in ground color. It nests during May on tlie coasts and is


. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. LONG-WINGED SWIMMKHS â V^. Vkga GrLL Larus vegae. Range.âCoast of Alaska, south in winter to California. Similar to the Herring Gull, but with the man- tle darker, but not so dark as in the Western Gull. The nesting habits and eggs are the same as those of the Herring Gull, except that in a ser- ies, the eggs of the Vega will average a little darker in ground color. It nests during May on tlie coasts and islands of Bering Sea, placing its fKKs in a hollow on the ground. Size x 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson


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