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IYOEY GULL. 



PLATE CCXXIV. FIG. I. 



Larus candidus, FLEMDTO. 



" elurneu$y OMELET. LATHAM. 



THIS Gull builds on cliffs and rocky shores in the extreme north; 

 and the nest is said to be a layer of sea-weed. 



The eggs are reported to be two or three in number; they are of 

 a creamy white colour, spotted with grey, reddish brown, and brownish 

 black. 



The specimen from which the plate is taken was had by the Rev. 

 H. B. Tristram, Perpetual Curate of Castle Eden, Durham, from the 

 west side of Greenland, in the year 1853. 



