144 GULL. 



8.-ADRIATIC GULL. 



Larus melanocephalus, Tern. Man. Ed. 2d. 777. 



LENGTH fifteen inches and a quarter. Bill strong, rather short, 

 and the colour of vermilion ; irides, and round the eyes, brown ; the 

 head, neck, upper parts, tail, and the quills, from the middle to the 

 ends, white ; back, wings, second quills, and base of the greater, 

 light bluish ash; legs light orange. 



The young have the plumage mixed with deep brown ; and the 

 white of the head and outer edge of all the quills deep black, but 

 the inner webs and ends white; at the end of the tail a black band. 



In the summer plumage, the head and upper part of the neck 

 deep black ; fore part of the neck and belly rose-colour, which 

 disappears soon after the death of the bird. 



Inhabits the Coasts of the Adriatic Sea ; very common on those 

 of Dalmatia, in the marshes. Communicated by M. Natterer. 



9. - ITALIAN GULL. 



LENGTH eighteen inches. Bill one inch and a half, deep 

 blood-red; head fine deep black; back, wings, and rump, pale 

 silvery grey ; greater quills white ; the outer web of the exterior 

 black for four inches in the middle of the quill; the rest white; 

 neck, breast, belly, and tail, pure white; the wings exceed the tail 

 in length by two inches; legs deep red, the colour of the bill. 



Inhabits Italy : this seems to bear much affinity to the Crimson- 

 billed or next Species, but the wings are wholly without the black, 

 except part of the outer web of the exterior one. In the Museum 

 of Mr. Bullock. 



