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THE ADRIATIC GULE. 
(Larus MELANOCEPHALUS.) 
Rejected from the B.O.U. List. 
Noticed by A. Saunders. 
Rejected by Seebohm. 
The evidence seems clear that the bird, shot in January 
1866, was sold by Mr. Whitely, Curator of the Woolwich 
Museum, to Mr. G. Gray, in March of the same year; 
and placed in the British Museum, as a hybrid between 
the Common Gull, and the Kittiwake. 
It has been suggested that the label has been changed, 
but the error concerning the hybrid pozuts to a remarkable 
bird having been transferred from Woolwich to London ; 
and the question occurs, where zs that bird, tf the labeled 
bird be not it. The bird also was a stranger to Mr. 
Whitley, on his receipt of it from the shooter. Its range 
by no means forbids the probability of the occurence. 
My clutch of eggs of this species bear no similarity 
to any Gull’s eggs. There is no tint of Green, and they 
have a very mealy marbled appearance, something like 
that in the egg of the Goatsucker. 
THE GREAT BLACK-HEADED GULL. 
( Larus ICTHYAETOS.) 
Admitted to the B.O.U. List. 
Admitted by H. Saunders. 
Noticed by Scebohm, 
who, speaking of the authentic occurrence of the genuine 
bird, says “Jt seems probable” ; and depicts the egg. 
