[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

The Saunder's Gull is one of the rarest gulls in the world. There are only about 4,000 of these birds, all of which breed in central China. They winter along the coasts of China and Japan at a few well-known locations. This Saunder's Gull was photographed on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Saunder's Gull in flight was photographed on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Saunders's Gull was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 09, 2017)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Saunders's Gull was photographed at a bridge over a river, Dafeng, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2017)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan 43 in.]

The Short-billed (Mew) Gull of western North America was once considered conspecific with the Common Gull of Europe and Asia. They breed in northwestern Canada and across much of Alaska. They winter along the west coasts of Canada and the US. Short-billed (Mew) Gulls are distinguished from other gulls by their small, plain, greenish-yellow bill and overall small size, and from the similar Black-legged Kittiwake by the white spots at the tips of their wings. This one was photographed on a rock at the edge of Potter Point Marsh near Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan 43 in.]

This winter plumaged Short-billed (Mew) Gull was photographed at Monterey Bay, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan 43 in.]

This Short-billed (Mew) Gull was photographed at Anchorage, AK, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300mm f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 23.75 in. Wingspan 58 in.]

This Slaty-backed Gull was photographed on the docks at Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)