APA: q̓ʷəlitəq̓
Definition: seagull
Scientific name: [Larus spp., especially L. canus Linnaeus (mew gull) and L. glaucescens Naumann (glaucous-winged gull)]
Ethnobiology: Twenty species of gulls are known to British Columbia. Two species—mew gull and glaucous-winged gull—are very common and breed within the Hul’q’umi’num’ territory. The last of these species—the glaucous-winged gull—is widely known as the “seagull” of British Columbia. Gull eggs, likely mainly of mew gull and glaucous-winged gull, were formerly gathered for food during June and July.
See also: qwuni