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BLACK-HEADED GVLh.—Larus ridibundus, Liun. 

 A WINTER and spring visitant in great abundance. 

 '' I have never known eve^i a young bird," writes 

 Mr. Gatcombe, " to remain with us during the 

 summer " (Zool. 1876. p. 4902). 



GREAT BLACK-HEADED GVhL.—Larus ichtMjaetus, Pall. 



A RARE and accidental visitant. In the year 1859, 

 an adult specimen of this large Gull was observed 

 in the river off Exmouth, at the end of May or 

 beginning of June. Its size and appearance 

 attracted the attention of William Pine, a boatman, 

 who found it associating with " a flock of ordinary 

 gulls." Pine succeeded in shooting the bird, 

 which proved to be in summer plumage. Having 

 entered the collection of Mr. Ross, it eventually 

 found a permanent home in the Exeter Museum. 

 Mr. Ross recorded the occurrence in the annals 

 and magazine of Nat. Hist. ((3,) IV, p. 467), but 

 a notice of its addition to our avifauna was also 

 communicated to the Zoologist by Dr. Gray (Zool. 

 1860. p. 6860). Dr. Bree took occasion to figure 

 the species in his Birds of Europe (Vol. V. p. 85). 

 from a drawing of the Devonshire specimen 

 executed by the Rev. F. Wright. 



COMMON GULL.— Xrrr^/s canm, Linn. 



A COMMON resident on our coast during the winter 

 months. It is not known that any remain to breed 

 with us, though Mr. Rawson is inclined to think 



