The Hifiory of ANIMALS. 449 
eminence on the under chap is confpicuous, though not fo large as in fome of the 
fpecies: the upper part of the head is of a fhining blackilh-green, fome what like 
that of the drake, but not quite fo elegantly changeable; the fides are paler: the neckj 
fhoulders, back, and upper part of the wings, are of a deep iron grey, with a drong 
admixture of brown: the bread, belly, and throat are of a paler grey, and with lefs 
of the brown, but dill with fome tinge of it. 
The wings are very long. When clofed, they reach beyond the extremity of the 
tail, and, when expanded, they reach to a great extent: their long feathers are ele¬ 
gantly variegated with grey, black, white, and brown : the tail is moderately long, 
and is of a pale grey, with fome variegations of brown and of black, but with very 
little of the brown intermixed among the grey : the legs are moderately long, and of 
a pale flefhy colour, as is alfo the beak: the hinder toe is very fhort and inconfiderable. 
This is frequent in our fea-ma£hes about Gravefend, and eifewhere; yet mod: of 
the writers on birds have, by fome ftrange error, overlooked it. Baltner calls it La- 
rus major cinereus; and our Willughby defcribes it, from his figure, under the fame 
name ; yet he is fo uncertain about it, that he has a fufpicion of it’s being the fame 
with our common Lapwing, a fufficient proof of his not having met with it. 
Larus capite alho , nigra utrinque macula . 
"The Larus , with a white head , with a 5 £j )t STOttOCfe* 
fpot of black on each fide . 
This is a very fingular and a very pretty fpecies; it is 06 the fize of the common 
jack-daw : it’s head is fmall, and of an elegant fnow-white, but on each fide there is 
a large and round fpot of black: the neck alfo is of a pure fnow-white, and has not 
the lead: fpot on it: the bottom of the neck, where it joins the back, is of a deep 
black, and this colouring is fo difpofed, that it forms a kind of ring round the infer- 
tion of the neck, and with the contraft of the white of the neck is very beautiful: 
the back is of a dufky greyifh colour; the bread: and belly are of a fnow-white : the 
tail is moderately long and white, only that mod: of the feathers are tipped with black : 
the wings are long, and their principal feathers are variegated, in an elegant manner, 
with black, white, and grey : the covering feathers are all of a greyifh colour. 
The beak is about three quarters of an inch long, and all over of a deep black : 
the upper chap is nearly draight, but hooked down at the end; and the prominence on 
the lower chap, which charadterifes this genus, is very confiderable and confpicuous. 
The legs are moderately long and red ; the toes are long, and the claws black; the 
hinder toe is very fhort, and indeed imperfedt ; it rather is a protuberance of flefhy 
matter than a toe, there being no claw upon it. \\ 
It is a native of our coads, and breeds with us in the Wed of England in great 
plenty. Ray, Willughby, and others call it Larus cinereus Bellonii, that author hav¬ 
ing fir ft mentioned it. Our common people in Cornwall call it the Torrock. It 
builds on the ground, and lays from three to five eggs, which are large, in proportion 
to the fize of the bird, and are accounted a delicacy at table. 
Larus cinereus capite nigricante. 0? 
The grey Larus , with a black head . JBl&Cfc-C&p* 
This is a very elegant fpecies; it’s fize is about that of the common tame pigeon i 
the head is fmall, and the eyes are bright; they are large : their iris is of a pale hazel 
colour; the verges of the eye-lids are red, and they are furrounded with a fine white 
plumage : the beak is nearly an inch in length ; it is of a fine bright fcarlet, and is a 
little bent downwards. 
