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Larus leucopterus Faber. 
A very rare visitor to Holland (Schl. V. v. N. p. 596). 
Also rare on the British coasts in winter, very rare in 
England. 
Larus argentatus Gmelin. 
A resident in Holland and the Br. Isl. 
Larus fuscus Linn. 
A winter visitor to the sea coasts of Holland. 
A resident in the Br. Isl., breeding in different localities. 
Larus canus Linn. 
A resident in Holland, breeds on the islands of the 
North Sea — from where I often got eggs and young 
birds. In winter it spreads over the country, visiting the 
low meadows in lange numbers. Breeds in Scotland and 
Ireland, a visitor to England. 
Larus marinus Linn. 
A resident in Holland, breeding on the dunes. 
A resident in the Br. Isl. 
(Larus ichthyaétus) Pallas. 
(Larus melanocephalus) Natterer. 
Larus ridibundus Linn. 
A resident in Holland, breeding in marshes. In winter 
great numbers visit the canals of Amsterdam, where they 
stay untill the ice is gone in spring. 
A resident, partially migratory, in the Br. Isl. 
Larus minutus Pall. 
Breeds in small numbers on the Hoek van Holland, a 
winter visitor elsewhere (Schl. Vog. v. Ned. p. 605). 
An irregular winter visitor to England. 
(Larus philadelphia) (Ord.). 
Genus Xema. 
Xema Sabinii Joseph Sabine, 
Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XV. 
