Ivory gull narrower os pubis, and potentially more flexibility in skull kinetic structure. Structurally, it is most similar to the kittiwakes; however, recent genetic analysis based on mtDNA sequences shows that Sabine's gull is the ivory gull's closest relative, followed by the kittiwakes, with Ross's gull and swallow-tailed gull sharing a clade with these species. "Pagophila" is maintained as a unique genus because of the bird’s morphological, behavioral and ecological differences from these species. Colloquial names from Newfoundland include slob gull (from "slob", a local name for drift ice) and ice partridge, from a vague resemblance to a ptarmigan. This species is
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