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keepers to shoot the Gulls on his property. They 

 then asked and obtained leave to " scare " the birds 

 awav, but after their visit I discovered at least 



YOUNG BLACK-HEADED GULLS IN THE NEST. 



half a dozen Gulls lying dead at different points 

 in the moss. 



At times the Black-headed Gull chooses for a 

 nesting site a bog in close proximity to a public 

 highway, and I have often clearly discerned the 

 birds brooding while cycling along the road. On 

 calm days they may be seen skimming the surface 



