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LARID-E. 
XATATORES. 
LA RIDJE. 
PLATE CCC. 
LITTLE GULL. 
LARUS MINUTUS. 
The Little Gull is an occasional visitant in Great Britain^ 
and is thus named in consequence of its being the smallest of 
all the Gull tribe. 
The geographical distribution of this species extends over 
the eastern parts of Europe and many parts of Central Asia. 
In Tartary and the southern parts of Siberia it is very com¬ 
mon ; on the borders of the Caspian Sea and the Wolga it is 
numerous, but less so about the Black Sea. In North 
America it occurs also, but only occasionally. In Europe it 
principally inhabits the southern provinces of Russia, Turkey, 
Hungary, and Italy ; in the Northern Ocean and the Baltic 
it has been met with in divers places between Liefland and 
the coast of Holland. The present species is not often seen 
on the sea-shores, unless the spots are bays or mouths of 
large rivers ; inland lakes, ponds, and rivers, seem to suit the 
habits of the Little Gull in preference. 
In what countries this bird breeds is not yet known, and 
