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^o.ss's Gull. — A wedge-tailed bird, that has wandered 

 from the Polar regions on one occasion only, many years ago. 



Sabine's Gull is a rare visitor on autumn migration. 



The tail is forked. The head and neck are grey while 



§ Sabine's the bird is with us, though in summer quite 



^^^^* black. It is not a regular visitor, and only 

 about a dozen specimens are recorded from Ireland. 



Ivory Gull. — A scarce winter visitor from the north. 

 Of the thirty odd examples that have been obtained, most 

 were recorded from Scotland. 



The common Kittiwake breeds in Devon and Cornwall, 



also on the north-east coast, and in most of the 



Scottish isles. It also has several colonies on 



the more precipitous coasts of Ireland. Like the last, it 



is a short-legged bird, and the hind-toe is absent. The 

 tail is white, the wings long and pointed and tipped with 

 black. It is essentially a sea-bird. I have met with it 



