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IVORY GULL. 



PLATE CCXXIV. FIG. 1. 



Larus candidus, . . . Fleming. 



Larus ehnnieus, .... GrMELiK. Latham. 



This Gull builds on cliffs and rocky shores in the 

 extreme north; and the nest is said to be a layer of 

 sea-weed. 



The eggs are reported to be two or three in number; 

 they are of a creamy white colour, spotted with grey, 

 reddish brown, and brownish black. 



The specimen from which the plate is taken was had 

 by the Rev. H. B. Tristram, Perpetual Curate of Castle 

 Eden, Durham, from the west side of Greenland, in 

 the year 1853. 



