Larus argentatus. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1874 Aug. 12. Coming down the Lake I saw a large bird alight on a rock in shore; upon running the boat near him, he flapped his wings and uttered a squealing cry, when I saw that it was a young Herring Gull, full grown and in brown plumage. I was about to shoot him when I noticed that he was feeding from a tin dipper. Upon making inquiries I found he had been taken from the nest and reared. " 27. Saw two adult birds alight on the top of an immense dead pine where they sat together for sometime, their snowy plumage brought out in strong relief against a dark thunder cloud rising in the west. 1879. May 26. A beautiful adult drifting before a furious gale on the Lake. 1880 June 15. Set 0-2. Nest, a large bulky structure of moss, placed on the top of a small rock about four feet square and elevated only a few feet above the water in B Pond; the eggs on the point of hatching. Two young a few days old seen on another rock. For years two pairs of Herring Gulls have bred regularly on this pond, although their eggs are almost invariably taken. [2651. taken by A. Codling.] 1881. May 19. A fine adult at the Middle Dam, flying up the River. Three eggs (2650). June 6, 1876, coll m. T. Whitney, upton, me On a small rocky island in B. pond. nest of sticks & sphagnum moss - Three eggs (2652). June -, 1875, coll m. E. Whitney, upton, me. on rocky isl. in B. pond. 59