THE KirilWAKE. 



The range of this bird extends over a great pnvt of Europe, up to very liigh latitudes ; 

 over the uorthoni regions of Asia, and a great j)ortion of the Xorth American continent. 



A naturaUst, in the Isle of Wight, mentions a curious fact of a gull, and probably the 

 one now under consideration. " In the next parish to this there is a gull, either the 

 Lanis hi/bcniit.s or La nix n's-'^d, who was brought up there about twenty-seven years ago. 

 There is a small piece of water which it used to frequent, but for many years it has 

 nearly forsaken this, and spends its time, either sitting upon the rails of one or two 

 cottages to which it confines its visits, or flying at liberty around the country. Everj' 

 spring, when the breeding season arrives, it leaves the parish which is inland, and jiair- 

 ing with one of the wild birds, inhabits the white cliffs on the coast, whence it returns 

 again alone when the breeding season is o-\er. It is so tame at other times with those 

 whom it knows, that it will conic into their cottages and eat out of their hands, but will 

 not allow itself to be approached thus closely by strangers." 



*' Lams liissu. 



