. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. LX. TERNS AND GULLS 333 22. Franklin's Gull (59. Larus franklinii).—A western, small, black-headed gull, pearl-gray mantle, and the lower parts and the tail white. The whole head and throat are sooty- black, and the lower parts are often rosy tinted. The first primary is mainly white, but the outer web is black except at the tip; the second has a black mark on the inner web, and a black strip on the outer web near the tip; the third to the sixth are t
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. LX. TERNS AND GULLS 333 22. Franklin's Gull (59. Larus franklinii).—A western, small, black-headed gull, pearl-gray mantle, and the lower parts and the tail white. The whole head and throat are sooty- black, and the lower parts are often rosy tinted. The first primary is mainly white, but the outer web is black except at the tip; the second has a black mark on the inner web, and a black strip on the outer web near the tip; the third to the sixth are tipped with white. In winter, the head and neck are white. The young is- much marked with grays and browns. This gull is not found on the Atlantic coast. Length, 14; wing, 111; tail, 41; tarsus, If; culmen, \\. Interior North America, chiefly from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River; hreeding from Iowa northward, and wintering from the Southern States to Peru. 23. Bonaparte's Gull (60. Larus Philadelphia). — A small, black-billed, almost black-headed, white-tailed, white-bellied gull, with the wings and back pearl-gray and the first three primaries tipped with black, the next three with small, white tips and three large black spaces. In winter the head and throat are white. The young has the back varying from brownish to pearl-gray, the tail banded with black and white, and the head tinted with grayish. Length, 13 ; wing, 101 • tail, 4 ; tarsus, If ; culmen, \\. North America generally; breeding mainly north of the United States, and wintering from the Middle States south- ward to the Gulf. 24. Sabine's Gull (62. X&ma sabinii). — A very rare, northern, winter-visiting, small, tern-like gull, with a pure white, slightly forked tail. The head and neck. Sabine's Gull. 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 rese
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