Distribution and migration of North American gulls and their allies . two records during the winter season (from November toMay), and if not mistakes in identification they must represent acci-dental occurrences. The winter home is in the Eastern Hemisphere,south to Gibraltar on the Atlantic side and to Japan on the Pacific. Spring migration.—The first birds of this species arrived at , Alaska, May 16, 1881 (Nelson); Nulato, Alaska, May 15,1868 (specimen in U. S. National Museum); Kowak River, Alaska,May 22, 1899 (Grinnell); and at Point Barrow, Alaska, May 30, 1883 NORTH AMERICAN GU
Distribution and migration of North American gulls and their allies . two records during the winter season (from November toMay), and if not mistakes in identification they must represent acci-dental occurrences. The winter home is in the Eastern Hemisphere,south to Gibraltar on the Atlantic side and to Japan on the Pacific. Spring migration.—The first birds of this species arrived at , Alaska, May 16, 1881 (Nelson); Nulato, Alaska, May 15,1868 (specimen in U. S. National Museum); Kowak River, Alaska,May 22, 1899 (Grinnell); and at Point Barrow, Alaska, May 30, 1883 NORTH AMERICAN GULLS AND THEIR ALLIES. 13 (Murdoch). On Ellesmere Island the first was noted at Cape Sabine,May 23, 1884 (Greeley); Fort Conger, June 3, 1882, and June 4, 1883(Greeley); and at Cape Union, June 6, 1876 (Feilden). The species is practically unknown in spring in North Americasouth of latitude 60°. A few are reported to have visited Cumber-land Gulf in June, 1878, but did not breed and soon individuals are recorded as having been seen May 6, 1894, 80. • BREEDING O OCCURRENCE IN SUMMER Fig. 4.—Long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus). miles offshore from Barnegat, N. J. (Chapman); these birds, if cor-rectly identified, were 2,000 miles away from their usual habitat atthat season. Eggs were taken at Waigat Strait, near Godhavn, Greenland, June1, 1878 (Kumlien) and also as late as July 21, 1860, near this locality(specimens in the U. S. National Museum); Baillie Island, Mackenzie,July 12, 1901 (Bodfish); Caribou Hills, Mackenzie, June 21, 1898(Thayer); tundra east of Fort Anderson, Mackenzie, in 1865, from 14 BULLETIN 292, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGBICULTUKE. June 2S to July 30. and in 1863 as early as June 26 MaeFarlane :St. Michael. Alaska. June 16. 1SS0 (Nelson): and at the mouth of theKowak River, Alaska, June 17. 1S99 (Grhmell . Fall migration.—The regular disappearance of the long-tailed jaegerfrom its breeding grounds takes place in August and Septembe
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