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GULL, ICELAND. 

 LESSER GLAUCUS GULL. 

 LAEUS LETJCOPTERUS, Eyton. 



The Iceland Gull is not unfrequently met with in 

 Great Britain and Ireland during the winter season. 

 It is said to breed in the higher northern regions, 

 and to come to Iceland and other more southern 

 latitudes in winter. As a bird of passage, its 

 habits differ from those of the Great Glaucus 

 Gull, which resemble those of the Great Black- 

 backed Gull. This species has more affinity in 

 this respect with the Herring Gull. Its flight is 

 very graceful. These Gulls often sit by hundreds 

 on a piece of ice, and in that way are drifted 

 many miles. 



GULL, IVORY. 



WHITE GULL, OR WHALE BIRD. 

 LAEUS EBFENETJS, Sew. 



This bird inhabits the Arctic regions of both 

 continents, and particularly the coasts of Spitz- 

 bergen and Greenland, on the cliffs of which it 

 breeds. It is said to be less shy than Gulls generally 

 are, and is nearly as fearless as the Fulmer, with 



