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BRITISH BIRDS.' 
La Grande Mouette hlanche, Belon. 
Mr Pennant defcribes this as a variety of the 
Black-headed or Pewit Gull ; he fays, It differed 
in having the edges of the eye-lids covered with 
white foft feathers. The fore part of the head 
white ; the fpaqe round the eyes dufky : from the 
corner of each eye is a broad dufky bar, furround- 
ing the hind part of the head ; behind that is ano- 
ther reaching from ear to ear : the ends, interior 
and exterior edges of the three firft quill feathers, 
black ; the ends and interior fides only of the two 
next white ; beneath a black bar : the reft, as well 
as the fecondaries, afh-colour.’^ “ In all other re- 
fpedts it refembled the Common Pewit Gull.’^ 
The fat was of a deep orange colour.” 
The above figure was taken from a ftuffed fpe^ 
cimen in the Wycliffe Mufeum. 
