THE WHITE-WINGED FLEET 



dead on the water. I also noticed, when I first 

 visited the Cormorant island, that when the Cor- 

 morants were frightened off their nests, before 

 they would return, the Gulls settled down upon 

 their homes, and ate a number of the eggs. I have 

 already re- 

 corded the case 

 of the Frank- 

 lin's Gull plun- 

 dering the 

 Grebe's nest, 

 and it is evi- 

 dent that such 

 deeds of vio- 

 ence are a fam- 

 ily trait among 

 our beautiful 

 and interesting 

 friends. But 

 with all their 

 faults we shall continue to love them, and refrain 

 from flinging at them in cynical spirit, "handsome 

 is that handsome does." 



THE YOUNG WERE SKULKING AMONG THE WEEDS AND 

 STONES." YOUNG RING-BILLED GULL 



Among all birds, I do not know of a more 

 beautiful species than the Franklin's Rosy Gull. It 

 is of medium size, resembling Bonaparte's Gull in 

 having a black hood, as it were, over the head and 

 the upper neck, with pearl-grey upper parts; but 

 the under portions, which are white, have added a 

 beautiful rosy blush. They are said to breed from 

 Dakota northward to the Arctic sea. Besides being 



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