Richardson’s skua. 
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PLATE CCCXV. 
RICHARDSON’S SKUA. 
LESTRIS RICHARDSONII. 
The Richardson’s Skua is a periodical visitant on the shores 
of the Hebrides and Shetland Isles, where some pairs an¬ 
nually breed. 
This bird is principally met with on the northern seas and 
coasts of Europe, Asia, and America. In Europe it is found 
on the shores of Norway and Iceland ; and coming south¬ 
ward from thence, visits the eastern and western coasts of 
England . 
On the continent of Europe many instances are known of 
its occurrence to persons who pay particular attention to this 
species. The localities where they have been obtained were 
stubble-fields, meadows, and even woods contiguous to some 
marshy land. 
Dr. Richardson, who accompanied Sir John Franklin in 
his search for the north-west passage, was the first ornitho¬ 
logist who noticed the distinction between the present and 
