PLAl'E LXVIII, 



parts of the higher northern latitudes of Europe, nearly to the s&cth 

 circle ; it is described as being the largest of the Gull tribe, and from 

 its audacious conduct and superiority has obtained the name o£ 

 Burgomaster, It preys on the young puffins and all the smaller 

 kinds of birds, on the flesh of the whales, seals, and other marine 

 animals, and on the dung of the walrus. Those Gulls reside on the 

 lofty cliffs of the rocks upon the sea shore, and are described, 

 if the species be not mistaken, as having a hoarse voice; like that of 

 the common raven. 



