340 GLAUCOUS GULL. 



SABINE'S GULL. 



LARUS SABINII. 

 Genus LARUS. 

 A rare autumn visitor on migration. 



LITTLE GULL. 



LARUS MINUTUS. 

 Genus LARUS. 



The smallest of all the Gulls. A rare visitor, but 

 its numbers seem increasing. It generally visits us 

 in small flocks. 



BONAPARTE'S GULL. 



LARUS PHILADELPHIA. 

 Genus LARUS. 



As its Latin name implies, this is an American bird. 

 It has occasionally crossed the Atlantic, some few 

 examples having been obtained in our islands. 



GLAUCOUS GULL. 



LARUS GLAUCUS. 



Genus LARUS. 

 Large White-winged Gull. 



A scarce winter visitor, most common in Scotland. 

 It is a large bird. A specimen shot by Atkinson 

 measured six feet from tip to tip across the wings. 



