. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. r^«. â¢:. im^^x .-.,---^â â - ^h. LAUGHING GULL. ^ BLACK-HEADED GULL. Larus Char. Mantle deep slaty gray; head and neck dark brownish slate; outer wing-fcathcrs black ; tail and under parts white, slightly tinged with ]5ale pink ; bill and tcet dull red. In winter tiic under parts lose the pink tint, and the head is white. Length about i6 inches. Xt'sf. On a grassy island, hid amid a tussock of sedge
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. r^«. â¢:. im^^x .-.,---^â â - ^h. LAUGHING GULL. ^ BLACK-HEADED GULL. Larus Char. Mantle deep slaty gray; head and neck dark brownish slate; outer wing-fcathcrs black ; tail and under parts white, slightly tinged with ]5ale pink ; bill and tcet dull red. In winter tiic under parts lose the pink tint, and the head is white. Length about i6 inches. Xt'sf. On a grassy island, hid amid a tussock of sedges or in the sand of a sea-beach; a slight depression in the turf lined with fine grass. ^A'A''-''- 3~5; dull white or pale slate tinged with green or blue, marked profusely with brown and lilac; average size about X 155. ^ This species, very common in most parts of America, is also frequent in F^urope, particularly in the warmer parts, as the coasts of Sicily. Spain, and the islands of the Mediterranean ; elsewhere in that continent it is rare and accidental. In .America it is found as far south as Cayenne and Mexico, but does not appear to inhabit far north of the limits of the Union. On the coast of New Jersey it makes its appearance in the latter part of April, and is soon discovered by its fomiliar-. 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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