BRITISH BIRDS. 



2I 9 



RICHARDSON'S SKUA. 



TEASER, OR LONG-TAILED LABBE. 



(Lcsfr/s Richardsonii) Swainson. Stercorairc 

 Richardson^ Temm.) 



LENGTH twenty-one inches: bill dusky, about an 

 inch and a half long, pretty much hooked at the 

 end, but the straight part is covered with a sort of 

 cere; the nostrils are narrow, and placed near the 

 end: the cheeks, throat, and neck are mixed, and 

 streaked with dull yellow: legs and feet black. 

 The above figure was taken from a preserved 

 specimen, presented to this work by Mr. L. 

 Edmondston. 



They are pretty common in the northern parts 

 of Europe, Asia, and America. Numbers of them 

 frequent the Hebrides in the breeding season, 



