CALIFORNIA GULL.

53. Larus californicus. 23 inches.

This is a slightly smaller Gull than the Cal. [Herring Gull] and the primaries are grayish instead of black. Bill yellow, with red spot near end of lower mandible; feet greenish yellow.

Nest.—Abundantly around Great Salt Lake, placing their nests generally upon the bare ground. Three or four eggs constitute a set, and they are the usual color of the Gulls’.