_Larus occidentalis_ (Aud.).

An abundant resident on the coast during the winter months. Taken at
Chilliwhack. (_A. C. Brooks_.) Breeds in Similkameen Valley.
(_Fannin_.)

25. American Herring Gull.

_Larus argentatus smithsonianus_ (Coues.).

An abundant resident on the coast. It breeds on the coast and in the
interior of Mainland. Common at Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (_Brooks_.)

26. California Gull.

_Larus californicus_ (Lawr.).

A common winter resident on the coast. Common in the Lower Fraser
Valley and on the Okanagan Lake in winter. (_Brooks_.)

27. Ring-billed Gull.

_Larus delawarensis_ (Ord.).

Common along the coast of Vancouver Island and Mainland. Common in
winter at Okanagan Lake and Chilliwhack. (_Brooks_.) Breeds in
the Interior, especially to the northward. (_Fannin_.)

28. Short-billed Gull.