. The water birds of North America . ; Illustr. B. Tex. Cal. etc. 1853, 28, pi. 5 (adult and young). — Saunders, P. Z. S. 1878, 182. — Ridgw. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 672. — Goues, 2d Check List, 1882, no. Heermanni, Bonap. Consp. II. 1S57, 211. — Lawk, in Bairds B. N. Am. 1858, 848.— Baikd, Cat. N. Am. B. 1851), no. 666. — Coves, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1862, (Blasipus) Heermanni, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1871, 574 (figure). — Coues, B. N. W. 1874, Bclclieri, Schleg. Mus. Lari, 1863, 9 (part; excl. syn. ; not of Vigors, 1829).Larus (Blasipus) Bckheri, Co
. The water birds of North America . ; Illustr. B. Tex. Cal. etc. 1853, 28, pi. 5 (adult and young). — Saunders, P. Z. S. 1878, 182. — Ridgw. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 672. — Goues, 2d Check List, 1882, no. Heermanni, Bonap. Consp. II. 1S57, 211. — Lawk, in Bairds B. N. Am. 1858, 848.— Baikd, Cat. N. Am. B. 1851), no. 666. — Coves, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1862, (Blasipus) Heermanni, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1871, 574 (figure). — Coues, B. N. W. 1874, Bclclieri, Schleg. Mus. Lari, 1863, 9 (part; excl. syn. ; not of Vigors, 1829).Larus (Blasipus) Bckheri, Coues, Key, 1872, 314 (excl. syn. fulicjinosus) ; Check List, 1873, no. 551. Hab. Pacific coast of America, from British Columbia to Panama. Sp. Char. Adult, summer plumage: Head and upper part of the neck white, changing gradu-ally into ash-gray on the lower parts and plumbeous-slate on the upper surface, the wings ratherdarker than the back, and with a slight brownish tinge ; secondaries dusky slate, broadly tipped. L. Heermanni, summer ((dull. with white ; tertials like the coverts, but passing terminally into white, like the secondaries ; pri-maries dusky black, the shorter quills narrowly tipped with white. Upper tail-coverts light ash-gray, like the medial lower parts. Tail dusky black, tipped with white. Bill bright red, tippedwith black (sometimes wholly red); eyelids red; iris brownish gray; legs and feet Mark. —THE GULLS AND TERNS — LARUS. 253
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