POBIEHINE SKUA. 
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NATATORES. 
LARIDJE. 
PLATE CCCXIIL 
POMERINE SKUA. 
LESTRIS POMARINUS. 
The Pomerine Skua is a winter visitant in Great Britain, 
very much resembling the common skua in its habits, but its 
occurrence has principally been on the coast of England in¬ 
stead of Scotland. 
This species is less numerous in Europe than the common 
skua, but more frequent in North America. During the 
summer it inhabits the coast of Norway, some parts of Ice¬ 
land, the Hebrides and Orkneys. On the coasts of Den¬ 
mark, the Baltic, Holland, and the northern shores of France, 
it occurs during the winter months. On the continental 
lakes some instances are recorded of its appearance in the 
immature state ; and Dr. Schintz observes that this occurs 
every winter in Switzerland. 
In America this species frequents the shores of many parts 
of the continent and islands ; it is particularly numerous in 
Newfoundland, the northern outlets of Hudson’s Bay, and 
other Arctic seas. 
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