. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 324 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK Heebing Gull. Larus argentatus Ad. in summer. — Head, neck, tail, and under parts pure white; back and wings pearl-gray; ends of quill-feathers blacic, the two outer, for over seven inches, spotted near the extremity with white and tipped with white; bill yellow; feet pale flesh-color. Ad. in winter. — Similar, but he
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 324 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK Heebing Gull. Larus argentatus Ad. in summer. — Head, neck, tail, and under parts pure white; back and wings pearl-gray; ends of quill-feathers blacic, the two outer, for over seven inches, spotted near the extremity with white and tipped with white; bill yellow; feet pale flesh-color. Ad. in winter. — Similar, but head and hind neck streaked with grayish. Im. in the first vjinter. — Upper and under parts brownish; tips of wings and tail blackish. Later in various stages with whitisli head, and brown upper parts; tail white with a broad black tip; bill crossed by a dark band at the tip. Nest, of grass, moss, etc., either on the ground or in trees. Eggs, grayish-brown, blotched with chocolate. The Herring Gull breeds commonly along the coast' of Maine and less commonly on some of the inland lakes of. Fig. 91. Herring Gull that State. On Great Duck Island off Mt. Desert, on Little Spoon Island, and on No Man's Land very large colonies now breed. In winter it is very common along the coast of New York and New England and is the common gull in all. 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 Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927. Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
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