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GULL, WEDGE-TAILED. 

 Boss's ROSY GULL, CUNEATED-TAILED GULL. 



LAEUS Kossn, Rich. 



The first occurrence of this very rare Gull in 

 this country appears to have been in Yorkshire, in 

 February, 1847, when one was killed by Lord 

 Howden's gamekeeper, in a ploughed field near 

 Milford, in the parish of Kirby. Its flight re- 

 sembled the flight of any other Gull, and it did 

 not seem at all shy. This Gull has been captured 

 once in Ireland. Two specimens were obtained 

 on the coast of Melville Island, on Sir Edward 

 Parry's second voyage. It was also found by 

 the same voyager in Waggait Straits, which is 

 supposed to be one of its breeding places. It is 

 to Commander James Clark Ross, who killed the 

 first specimen which was obtained, that the species 

 is dedicated. Of the peculiar habits or winter re- 

 treat of this Gull nothing appears to be known. 



HARRIER. 

 ASH-COLOURED OR MONTAGU'S. 



FALCO citfEEACEUS, Mont. 



The resemblance this species bears to the Hen 

 Harrier was without doubt the cause of its remain- 

 ing so long unnoticed as a separate species. It 

 differs, however, from that bird in several particu- 



