Adult Western Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans
ponticus), photographed by Martin Reid in Bahrain,
early March 1999. This individual is in the middle of the range
for ponticus , as evidenced by the narrow black subterminal
band on P10, medium-sized black band on P10 basal to the mirror,
narrow black subterminal band to P5, and apparent lack of black
on P4. Note the rather pale eye of this bird:
