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GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED. 



YELLOW-LEGGED GULL. 

 LABTTS AKGENTATTJS, Omel. 



The Lesser Black-backed Gull is generally dis- 

 persed along our coasts, on which it is permanently 

 resident, but is more numerous in the northern than 

 in the southern parts of the island. It breeds on 

 unfrequented island headlands, and sometimes on 

 islets in lakes. The nest is large, and generally 

 contains three eggs, which are usually yellowish 

 brown^ light brown, or olivaceous, with spots and 

 patches of purplish grey and dark brown. The 

 flight of this bird is peculiarly elegant, more easy 

 and buoyant than that of the Great Black-backed 

 Gull. In winter many advance southward, but 

 some remain during that season even in the most 

 remote northern parts. 



GULL, LITTLE. 



LABUS MINUTUS, Gmel. 



A few individuals of this species, in the 

 immature state, have been met with in England, 

 Scotland, and Ireland. It is said to occur in the 

 Mediterranean at all seasons, and to extend even 

 to Greenland, but to be of rare occurrence on 



