624 



GA VIM. 



LARID^. 



LARID.T.. 



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Larus fuscus, Linnaeus.* 

 THE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. 



Larus fuscus. 



The Lesser Black-backed Gull is another well-known 

 species of general distribution along our coasts ; but during 

 the breeding- season it is far more local than the Herring 

 Gull. Both birds are not unfrequently to be found nesting 

 in tolerable proximity, but the Lesser Blacked-backed Gull 



* Sjst. Nat. Ed 1-J, i. p. 2-j:. (17HH). 



