Heermann's gull

English

Etymology

Named after Adolphus Lewis Heermann, 19th-century explorer and naturalist.

Noun

Heermann's gull (plural Heermann's gulls)

  1. Larus heermanni, a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, and only rarely found inland.
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