124 FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



and tliey will even feed upon grain, sonie that were kept 

 with cli])ped wings having been induced to feed mainly 

 upon jt. When upon the marshy inland districts, however, 

 worms and slugs are their most general food. 



Their flight, though strong and ca])able of being sus- 

 tained for an immense distance, is dull and heavy, except 

 when they swoop down upon some object of food upon the 

 water*; their wings, however, are exceptionally l<jng, in 

 comparison to the size of their bodies. 



If ke})t with clii)ped wings and alhmed the freedom of 

 the lawn and gaixlen, a Gull is a " thing of beauty" which 

 would always be attractive, and being so easily fed will 

 n(jt occasion any trouble ; besides which^ they will also 

 become very tame.j^ 



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