THE HEBKING GULL. 



Larns fuscus. 

 Larus argentatus. 



HERE are few, if any, British 

 sea-going birds more familiar 

 to the dwellers on our southern 

 shores than the Herring Gull. 

 It remains with us through- 

 out the entire year, builds its 

 nests and rears its young upon 

 our coasts, and may, in short, 

 be fairly considered as part 

 and parcel of our marine sur- 

 roundings. 



The Herring Gull is a bird 

 of distinctly sociable habits, 

 and may commonly be noticed 

 in the company of Lesser 

 Black-backed Gulls, with 

 whom it feeds constantly, and 

 chooses the same localities in 

 which to breed. 



In addition to the southern 

 coasts of Great Britain, this 

 bird is very numerous on the 

 most rocky portions of the 

 Irish shores, and in the Isles 



