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Larus philadelphia
Lake Umbagog, Me.
Sept. & Oct. 1893.
Larus philadelphia
Sept. 26 (2)
Oct. 7 'sir
(shot) 14 (3) flying about in
camphong one the Ball
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1894 Larus philadelphia
August 28' Lakeside.
September 27 'sir Outtlet.
October 1- "
1895.
September 4 wood (cree) near Outtet in
every twilight.
Larus philadelphia
Found four in the lower pond
near mouth of Cambridge River &
shot three of them. They are not
as plump as usual. It was hard to
kill. All were adults, in winter pl.
They floated in the water often in
the middle of the lake (we drew
them to the shores before killing
our last bird) where they floated
like snow flakes, and on rocks often
on them. They were perfectly silent and
Lake Umbagog, Maine
Oct. 27, 1893