Subject: Re: Iceland Gull
Date: Jan 11 12:00:39 1995
From: Eugene Hunn - hunn at u.washington.edu


Alvaro,

It was a first year bird and the primaries were not worn, an ivory white
tone with a faint but distinct darker crescentic mark toward the center
of each primary that we were able to see. The nearly all dark bill and
general tone of the body plumage suggested Kumlien's also. There are
several, rather poor photos.

Gene.

On Tue, 10 Jan 1995, Alvaro Patricio Jaramillo wrote:

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> > Alvaro,
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> > By "Iceland Gull" I presume "Kumlien's" is meant to be included, and is
> > certainly the most likely form of "Iceland Gull" to show up here. My
> > Ediz Hook sighting was of Kumlien's.
> >
> > Gene Hunn.
>
> Actually, I was using "Iceland" Gull to mean white-primaried birds, which
> have been reported from the Pacific Coast on several occasions. I don't really
> believe that these birds are Iceland Gulls, the mystery is exactly what some
> of these records are. Actually, even eastern white-primaried Iceland gulls
> are probably _kumlieni_ and not _glaucoides_ as there are white-winged birds
> that breed within the range that has been described for _kumlieni_. Maybe
> I should have asked what the Washington bird looks like before having jumped
> in. Does it have grey on the primaries or completely white primaries??
>
> Alvaro Jaramillo
> jaramill at sfu.ca
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