Heermann's gull
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Adolphus Lewis Heermann, 19th-century explorer and naturalist.
Noun
editHeermann's gull (plural Heermann's gulls)
- 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.