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fourth one. After becoming so gorged, it was unable to fly far. Its weight was 

 perhaps doubled by the meal. 



From one fish-house some salted fish were thrown out, but were not relished 

 by the Gulls that took them. They did not swallow them until they were 

 approached by other Gulls. Fresh fish, however, were devoured even more 

 greedily than those which had been frozen and thawed. After swallowing a 

 frozen fish weighing about a pound, a Gull would remain in a humped position 

 until the fish was thawed enough so it could be bent. 



About March 20, a white Gull much larger than the others, probably the 

 Burgomaster, remained with the Herring Gulls about three days, taking more 

 than its share of the fish. 



A STUDY IN BIRD FLIGHT 

 Copyright by E. Niebergall 



