. Birds of Michigan. Birds. 28 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN 19-51a-(773). Larus argeutatas smithsoiiiamis Cowes. American Hekking Gull; Smithsonian Gull. Very abundant; throughout the state; migrant and winter resident; breeds; "nests abundantly on Isle Royal, Michigan " (Frank S. Daggett in O. and O., Vol. XV, p. 99); "common in January on Saginaw Bay" (N. A. Eddy in O. and O., Vol. IX, p. 5); "nests very extensively on hummocks on the ground at Gull Island, east of Escanaba," (L. W. Watkins); "breeds at Mackinac Island, and is common on the Grand river
. Birds of Michigan. Birds. 28 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN 19-51a-(773). Larus argeutatas smithsoiiiamis Cowes. American Hekking Gull; Smithsonian Gull. Very abundant; throughout the state; migrant and winter resident; breeds; "nests abundantly on Isle Royal, Michigan " (Frank S. Daggett in O. and O., Vol. XV, p. 99); "common in January on Saginaw Bay" (N. A. Eddy in O. and O., Vol. IX, p. 5); "nests very extensively on hummocks on the ground at Gull Island, east of Escanaba," (L. W. Watkins); "breeds at Mackinac Island, and is common on the Grand river at Grand Rapids'* (S. E. White); â¢â common on Lake Erie" (Jerome Trombley); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland). This and Boneparte's Gull are ofter seen as far inland as Lansing. They are common along all the great lakes. C, S. Osborn writes me that Gulls dQposit barrels of eggs on the rocky island of Georgian Bay. These eggs are gathered by thousands and eaten by fishermen, or used in manufacturing eggine or egg albumen. The number is simply marvelous. See interesting article by Frank S. Daggett in O. and O., Vol XV, 1890, p. 99. It is stated that some of the very numerous nests at Isle Royale were on the unstable iceV)ergs. 20-54:-(778). Larus delawarensis Ord. Ring-billed Gull. Common throughout the state; migrant and winter resident; A. H. Boies says this is a summer resident; 'â Kent Co. and Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); "frequently seen in spring" (Jerome Ti-ombley); "breeds in Northern Peninsula" (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); "all United States south to Mexico" (Jordan).. Laughing GulJ. 21-58-(786). Larus atricilla Linti. Laughing Gull; Black-headed Gull. "Very abundant on the Great Lakes, probably breeds in the Northern Peninsula" (Gibbs'Birds of Michigan); very rare; "north if it occur at all" (Dr. A. K. Fisher); "fairly common" (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); "common migrant on Lake Erie" (Jer
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