Sabine's gull treated as comprising a monotypic genus; it is only placed within the genus "Larus" when the genus is enlarged. The black bill and notched tail are almost unique within the gulls, as they are shared only with the swallow-tailed gull of the Galapagos. On the basis of this the two species were often thought to be each other's closest relatives, a hypothesis ruled out by a number of behaviour and ecological differences. Mitochondrial DNA studies confirmed that they are not closely related, and the closest relative of the Sabine's gull is now thought to be the ivory gull, another Arctic
The Beginning (The X-Files) viewer no substance. It's a better season opener than 'Redux' […] but it's still very poor." Paula Vitaris from "Cinefantastique" gave the episode a largely negative review and awarded it one-and-a-half stars out of four. She derided the episode's plot, noting that the episode was "another mile down the "X-Files" Road of Mythology. Monster aliens? This is something out of a schlocky pulp novel with the science of the show dissolved into complete technobabble". The Beginning (The X-Files) "The Beginning" is the first episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series "The X-Files". It premiered on the