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yellow. Wings sharp pointed, flight swift. 
Come down in winter from the Arctic regions. 
Seen in flocks often with peewits, whistle 
softly on the wing. are near London. 
I must mention the Seagulls. Some species 
of these birds are familiar to Londoners 
proper, as many are seen out of their nesting- 
time on the Thames, even up to and above 
London Bridge. Those chiefly seen there 
are the Common Gull, the Herring Gull, the 
Black-headed Gull and the Kittiwake, all 
vesidents 1n this country. They nest many 
miles away upon or near the sea-coasts. In 
the environs of London some or other of them, 
sometimes only one at a time, may often be 
observed on our large waters, reservoirs 
and streams, or flying overhead, a sure sign 
tiiateat as’ Stormy at the’ coast. Further in 
the country, not far from the sea generally, 
they are often seen feeding on ploughed fields 
when not away nesting in summer time. 
Here their pure white bodies contrasting so 
strongly with the dark, newly-turned soil 
which has attracted them for food, make 
