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adult Kamchatka Gull
	Fig 1) Two Kamchatka Gull wings. Male on left; female on right. All specimen photos on this page are from the Burke Museum, University of Washington. Photos courtesy of Steve Hampton. Left: July 25, 1992. Okty abr'skyi, Kamchatka, Russia. Specimen 44334. Right: July 25, 1992. Okty abr'skyi, Kamchatka, Russia. Specimen 44337.

Fig 2) Left: female Common Gull. May 28, 1988. Nord-Trondelag Fylke, Norway. Specimen 44916. Center: male Mew Gull. April 11, 1990. Admiralty Bay, Washington. Specimen 58500. Right: male Kamchatka Gull. July 22, 1992. Koryaki, Kamchatka, Russia. Specimen 44309.

Fig 3) Top: female Common Gull. Middle: male Mew Gull. Bottom: male Kamchatka Gull. Same birds as Fig 2.

Fig 4) The key difference is the amoung of black, gray, and white in P8. Top: Kamchatka Gull. July 25, 1992. Okty abr'skyi, Kamchatka, Russia. Specimen 44334. Middle: Common Gull. May 28, 1988. Nord-Trondelag Fylke, Norway. Specimen 44916. Bottom: Mew Gull. April 11, 1990. Admiralty Bay, Washington. Specimen 58500.