P p § | &ARI3$L
Gjuf,’ C b a b . B ill o f len g th , stro o g / s>rwg!^ «wit-rated, the
tip incttryeiJ.; syiiiptbyi1« o f the u p p e r mapdifeb.' •w.ronaiy' ;;u
f.hene*y ki the poi.isi . Aritfr/&- phieed in th e middle cd i!
a n d p i’TviodB. '.ifotttfw p<»nt6i.i, vn7.« th e"« siren»« tip el-r»v *•*■•.
Twi «v*», o r s% h % fork ad. Irfgs placed n e a r th e centre
iWfd ftfcmDgth, with th e h>vvcr p a rt o f th e tibiae n ak ed . Feat oi
o n e b e h in d ; th e three i« tH>nt u n ited by a membrane : th e iii
■ G R B A T 1« I, A C K • B â C K B D C i I
f .xyjiw m a r i n Linn,
}.M Kifimana à manteau noir-
T.'as« p iGull, of whieh ¡n> .--;pc1 i*t -r ■ whier ï- represented in d)i: açeoiBpaf.v’
is rsiVu- -¡itw •\d-i:dy '.-pmeu rowtri Bioi»-. ■pi? ::-■ ? • .••■!• .•>. ;!••• opposite • : .■!' i
Holla :d. want at le a | j § § § f i | vt. . ••
greater ?•>;- ■';<•■*■ which ¡>r« Ofi-.: 1,^1 s.» \-mzUa'. v,«--*- •-•■
of tjfeip • -.•-e" té bay'.' notified .conui^wdib- ry ;<!'•;>■>.. ht -i >■ B«rt«j?»wiasore. • j>X. ;>
pubhcitv.M tritt.w»t.«dtftis W'OW illustrating dit jretwnt spec«;* of fft$ mitonil s; ¡. aud !r ... .
it necessafy w> mwim* a %are of the bird in its youthful state, this defseieaov will, however. re
our figures of the old and young of the Lesser Black-backed Gril,, which resembles the ap■■ ■• ■■
Many authors have asserted that tlidi Lunis mannas'is not an inhabitant of. America, nniio ot
stated that it is there a bird of considerable rarity. Mr, Icduboc lifts, however in-; ..
a magnifie snt drawing of an individual shot by himself within th (/hired : that,
that the Mtnf World is included in its |fang‘e.,_ It is srkleiy distrilmted along the shores the
Cooiwwtwî, jiarticularly die «ras of its aorthcru regions. T h e British bkmts alfor': ; erd
which • flsfc- to by tim GwS *W dWf o f hneedmg, among which, ttecording to A
*be stttepJiriiUvs ¿slid *-M:.dy ».*'&«<}:: i- ?«!«■ Bristol f/hanne!, StwdiMa
the'lS^' i l l ^ I rlvo. Fritli o f Forth, end pite.or tiw ÿ ?,%> r-.-.i-.-iiv.c
i t m ikis uMinhes at the fâùaïli of ffeft.Tb-^W»!.. '•.•.mfe.br « ••u-si </?.* ■&-■
aud fiag-kw». T h e «g . .-: are thrv»^ in nambei1, !dw- -r A i'iiy Herring \ ; ..
ground colour of faric^ii sbivdes of h r '1’.-I ; •->• •!-.
Od the water it is.extreaiclv lighr and l»y«iyàfsî!, $■■■ Urvh- ex-, ft? fp-xcvilViiy ¡- big
with the undulating waves of the owan y âiulM’ï ï ^ iH-y-A'i' ■. . r vrav : ;i tw .., v il - : r »:
wandering over the surface of the v.iter or sctu-. -a;;' . ..
it seldom fails to find for the gratification- of its v, :^ .
The temale differs from the male only in bring rather siwiifeii. Xiii; '. .•
intense.
the only change of plumage which this Gull undergoes after having atwiu««:i <u«tuyi.;; - :u the
head and neck of summer g'tsing place to a mottled grey -colouring of ihc*e wmttr*
The young of the first and «ec>>> , 1 year is. distingnished by a i«or.tU.-d grey mid white pSnm’age cm
whole body. In this stage of it».tïrif*<!tr»ce both this and the young of the Lesser Black-backed
been known under the names of \ 1: ^ >■’. 'A/i: ¿Vc.
The adult bas the bead, neck, ¿ftfàpij,. W»K. .od all 4 ||tSUflersurface pure white; ;!.»* ■<.
coverts greyish black: th(i ÿ«eoiHiarii«i .Sheilk 'âïWKsil with white; legs p&i» i.uik
inclining in some individuals to ¡Wcsy r s i d y d prie yellow wi(3k a Hood-red spot on the augui^; -
the lower mnndibb ■ irides yelk witdi b«r»ri
The ii|jure is abunt. two thirds f tSw -i sir-.--