304 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Fishes taken whole from its stomach. 



kind, of a sort of orange colour; the nostrils in 

 an oblong form ; the mouth wide, with a long 

 tongue and very open gullet. 



The irides of the eyes are of a very delightful 

 red. The wings, and the middle of the back are 

 black, only the tips of the covert and quill fea- 

 thers are white. The head, breast, tail, and other 

 parts of the body are likewise w r hite. The tail is 

 near six inches long, the legs and feet flesh-co- 

 loured, and the claws black. It is a sea-fowl, 

 and preys upon fishes, which have been taken 

 whole from its stomach. 



THE WHITE GULL. 



THIS is one of the smallest sort, and does 

 not weigh above eight or nine ounces; the form 

 of the bill is very much like those before de- 

 scribed, and of a red colour, with an angle on 

 the lower mandible: the irides of the eyes white, 

 encircled with an ash colour. 



The prime feathers on the wings are black, the 

 tips and edges white, extended near two inches 

 beyond the tail ; the back and covert feathers 

 grey, or ash-coloured ; the head, breast, throat, 

 and belly white, tinctured with a pale or faint 

 yellow. The legs are bare of feathers above the 

 knees, and of a dusky green colour, the claws 

 small, but more dusky and blackish. 



