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American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1cy, October 08 2006, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Picture: Bruce Mactavish.Bird in complete juvenile plumage, without replaced scapulars by early-Ocober. Fringes of scapulars rather neat. White bars on undertail-coverts reduced to paired spots. Extensive dark centres of all greater coverts. Tail complete dark from this angle. Uniform dark apttern on flanks running up into the hindneck.
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