unu 



die hind-toe k joined to die inner one by a strong 

 membrane, yi in the Kittiwakes of the genus 

 toe is obsolete or rudimentary. 



L THE LITTLE GtJLJL. LAJtCS 



Lartts mimttaa, Pallas, Rose Ross. Rekhs, fiL p, 702, App. 

 no. 35(776); Dresser, B- Eur. vm,p, 373, pis, 599, 599* 

 (1871); B. O. U. Last BriL R p. 191 (1883); Saimdfrs 

 ed. YaneM's BriL B. in. p, 589 (1884); Seebohm, Hkt. 

 Brit R in. p, 301 (1885); SanwVrt, Man, BriL R p. 647 

 (1889); Liiiofd, CoL %. BriL R put xxii. (1894); 

 Sanndeis, CaL R BriL Mus. xnr. p. 173 

 xm/o, Wacgili BriL R T. p. 613 (1852). 



colour above delicate pearly-grey, die 

 wingcoreris fike die back, as also the " 



-.-:--' = 2. ..::.i iuctr ;-.!.--' 



fike the 'back; the primaries blackish along the inner web, 

 Mack more **tpiAi on the first primaries, the 

 being blackish along the outer web also; rump, upper 

 coverts, and tail pure white ; head all round Mack; die 

 and hind-neck, as well as the sides of the neck, pure white; 

 extending over die mantle; under surface of body, horn the 

 lower throat downwards, pore white, with a tmge of pink ; 

 under wing-coverts and aMManes slaty-grey, die median coverts 

 Mackish, fike the qjiffl-lmmg ; bfll deep hk*red (reddish, 

 blown in preserved skins) ; tarsi and toes vennihon (drying 

 orange-red); iris brown" (H. Sammdar^. Total length, 

 inches; admen, 0-85 ; wing, 8-91 ; tail, 3-55; tarsus, 1-2. 



iaimili Similar to die male. Total length, ro-2 in 

 wing, 8 3. 



AbB im Water Rn^ Wants die black head of die 

 summer plumage, the forehead being white, and the vertex, 

 hinder crown, and nape slaty-grey, blackish behind die eye. 

 The grey soon changes to Mack. 



Yo^ Blackish-brown above, the feathers with white mar- 

 gins, broader on the scapulars and 

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