CHAPTER XXXII. 



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THE GULLS AND TERNS. 



WITH the Gulls and Terns these papers close. 

 J e r d o n ' s 

 book ends 

 with the 

 C o r m o- 

 rants, the 

 Gulls com- 

 ing bet- 

 ween them 

 and the 

 Ducks; 

 but I de- 

 scribed the 

 Cormo- 

 rants i n 

 my last 

 paper, 

 along 

 with the 

 Ducks, 

 because 

 they pre- 

 sent them- 

 selves t o 

 us in simi- 

 lar situa- 

 tions and are in many respects alike in their habits, 

 while the Gulls form a distinct group which is in no 



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Gull and Terns. 



