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black; the lower part of the tail is mottled with 
black and white; towards the extremity there is a 
dark brown bar; and the tips of the tail-feathers, 
and the feet, are whitifh. 
Some authors have confidered this as the young 
of the Herring Gull : but it fhould be obferved, 
that the original colours of the irides are perma- 
nent; and thefe are fo very different in the two fpe- 
cies now defcribed, that we may fafely pronounce 
them diftin(5l. 
Gull, Winter ; the Larus Tridaftylus of Lin- 
naeus. This fpecies, called alfo the Winter-mew, 
or Coddy-moddy, during the brumal feafon fre- 
quents the marlhy grounds in the interior parts of 
this ifland. The gelatinous fubltance, known by 
the name of ftar-fhot, or ftar-gelly, originates 
from this bird, or fome other of the kind ; being 
only the half-digefted remains of earth-worms, 
On which thefe birds feed, difcharged from their 
ftomachs. 
The Winter Gull is about eighteen inches long, 
and thirty-nine broad; the bill, which is two in- 
ches long, is black at the tip, and whitifh towards 
the bafe ; the irides are hazel-coloured ; the crown 
of the head, the hind-part, and the fides of the 
neck, are white marked with oblong dufky fpots; 
the forehead, the throat, the middle of the bread, 
the belly, and the rump, are white; the back and 
fcapulars are a pale grey, the latter being fpotted 
with brown ; the coverts of the wings are a pale 
brown, edged with white; the quill-feathers are 
tipt with white; the tail is white, interfered near 
the end with a black bar; and the legs are a dirty 
blueifh white. 
Gull, Black-Headed ; the Larus Ridibundus 
of Linnzeus. This fpecies may eafily be diftin- 
guilhed from all others by it's note, which refem- 
bles a hoarfe-laugh. It meafures fifteen inches in 
length, and thirty-feven in breadth : the bill is red ; 
the irides are hazel-coloured ; and, both above and 
below the eyes, there is a fpot of white feathers. 
The head and throat are black, or duflcy ; the neck, 
the under-fide of the body, and the tail, are a 
pure white; the back and wings are cinereous; and 
the legs are of a fanguine hue. 
Thefe Gulls breed in various parts of England, 
at a diflance from the fea: they form their nefls on 
the ground, of rufhes or withered grafs; and lay 
three eggs of a dirty olive-colour, marked with 
black. They are birds of pafTage; and, after the 
feafon of incubation, difperfe to the fea-coafts. 
Dr. Plott, in his Natural Hiftory of StafFord- 
fhire, gives a marvellous account of their attach- 
ment to the lord of the foil where they breed; 
gravely telling us, that they fhift their quarters, 
for a certain time, after his demife. 
The young of thefe birds were formerly in high 
eftimation; and numbers were annually fattened 
for the table. Whitelock, in his Annals, men- 
tions a piece of ground near Portfmouth, which 
produced to the owner forty pounds a year by the 
iale of pewits j by which name he intends this fpe- 
cies of Gull. 
GULYAVAN. A Philippine appellation for 
a very beautiful bird common in thofe iflands. It 
is of the fize of the turtle-dove, and charmingly 
variegated with black and gold-coloured feathers. 
It is laid to feed on fruits; but, with regard to it's 
other qualities, we are left wholly in the dark. 
GUNNELLUS. A name fometimes applied 
to the butter-fifh. 
GURGULIO. An appellation given by the 
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ancients to a peculiar clafs of fcarabfei, or beetles; 
the charaders of which are, that they have long 
heads, forming trunks after the manner of common 
flies; and m thefe the horns or antennse are lodged. 
Lifter divides thefe into two kinds; the firft havino- 
only one joint in the promufcis or fnout, placed 
near the middle; the other having feveral joints, 
fituated near the extremity. There are two fpecies 
of the former kind, and five of the latttr. 
GURNARD. A marine fifh, of v !,ich there 
are feveral fpecies. The diftinguifliing characters 
are thefe: the nofe Hopes ; the head is covered 
with ftrong bony plates 3 there are feven branchiof- 
tegous rays; and three flerder appendages at the 
bafe of the perioral fins. The Latins^^give this 
fifh the name of the cuculus, from it's itippc-fc-d 
imitation of the voice of die cuckow; and the 
Englifh call it the Gurnard, probably from it's 
grunting noife. 
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Gurnard, Grey; the Trigla Gurnardus of 
LinnjEus. This fpecies, which is the mof: com- 
m.on of the kind, is frequently caught in the Bri- 
tifli feas ; and it's flefh is efteen ed extremely de- 
fireable. It's figure is long and (lender: ihe back 
is of a dufky green colour m.arked with 1 lack, 
yellow, and white fpots ; the lateral lines are dotted 
and rough; and, under thefe, the fides aie of a 
pale hue variegated with numerous white fpots. 
The belly is white; the nofe is pretty long, and 
Hoping; the end is bifurcated; and each fide is 
armed with three fhort fplnes. The eyes are 
large, above each of which there are two Ihort 
fpines ; the teeth, which are fmall, are arranged in 
the upper and lower jaws, in the roof of the m^outh, 
and on the bafe of the tongue. Near ;he nrsc- 
mity of the gill-covers, there is a ftrong, PiUirp, 
long fpine; and exa6lly above the pe<5loral fins 
there is another. The firft dorfal fin confifts of 
eight fpiny rays, and the fecond of nineteen foft 
rays; the perioral fins are tranfparent, and fup- 
ported by ten rays, bifurcated from the middle j 
the ventral fins contain fix rays, and the anal nine- 
teen ; the tail is bifurcated ; and the lateral line is 
very prominent, and ftrongly ferrated. 
This fifh bites very eagerly at a red rag, and is 
ufually taken with the hook in deep water; but is 
fometimes found near the furface. It frequently 
meafures two feet and a half in length. 
Gurnard, Red; the Trigla Cuculus of Lin- 
nseus. Artedi calls this the wholly red trigla, 
with the fnout lightly divided into two horns, and 
the opercula of the gills ftriated. 
The Red Gurnard, called alfo the rocket, agrees 
with the tub-fiih in it's general appearance, but 
differs from it in feveral efl"entials. The covers 
of the gills are radiated; the fpines are long and 
flender; and the nofe is armed on each fide with 
two fharp fpines. The fins, and the body, are of 
a full red colour ; the fcales are large ; the peftorai 
fins are edged with purple; the lateral line is 
ftrongly ferrated; and the tail is almoft even at 
the end. 
Gurnard, Sapphirine; the Trigla Hirundo 
of Linnsus. This fpecies is frequently caught on 
the Cornifh coafts, and fome other parts of this 
ifland. It is diftinguifhed from the other Gur- 
nards by the breadth and colour of the perioral 
fins, which are very broad and long, and of a pale 
green hue, moft beautifully fpotted and edged 
with a rich deep blue. The dorfal fins are lodged 
between two rays of fpines of a ferrated form ; the 
back is of a greenifh caftj the lateral line is rough; 
the 
