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THE COMMON GULL. 



Lams can IIS. 



LTHOTIGH termed the " Com- 

 mon " Gull, this species is 

 not more ^ommoii than the 

 Hemjig- and Blaekheaded 

 Gulls, and may have been by 

 many associated with those 

 birds in the common appella- 

 tion '' Gull/^ 



Gulls are amongst the 

 prettiest adjiincts tea sea-side 

 watering-place; yet many 

 thoughtless visitors will make 

 so-called sport in the wilful 

 shooting of these handsome 

 birds. But to see them Hy- 

 ing around, or skimming the 

 water whilst in pursuit of 

 food, uttering their squealing 

 cry to one another meanwhile, 

 with possibly a shoal of fish 

 beneath and a lovely sky 

 above, is one of the most in- 

 teresting sights to be seen 

 at the " sea-side/^ 



Their flight is heavy, ye^ 



