The Gulls. 
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The Herring Gull. 
other birds’ eggs, but it is sometimes seen inland feeding with other Gulls on worms 
and grain. The nest is placed on the rocks or on the slope of a cliff, often- in 
company with those of L.fuscus, and the eggs are so similar to those of the latter 
species, as to be practically indistinguishable : they measure from a little over two- 
and-a-half to three inches in length. 
THE 
COMMON GULL. 
( Lants canus.) 
This is a miniature of the Herring Gull, with a 
white head and a pearly-grey back, but it is much smaller 
than the latter species. The Common Gull nests in Scot- 
land and Ireland, and it is found breeding in the North ol 
Europe and Asia as far 
as Kamtchatka, migrating 
south in winter. In the 
islands of Northern Nor- 
way I have found this 
Gull very plentiful, and 
it is a beautiful sight to 
see the islets dotted with 
these snow-white birds, 
while the clamour which 
they make when any one 
lands on their domain is 
indescribable. Their cries 
are so varied that I found The Common Gull. 
