IVORY GULL
PAGO PHIL A EBURNEA {Phipps).
Larus eburneus, Phipps, Voy. towards N. Pole, p. 187 (1774);
Naum. x. p. 341.
Cetosparactes eburneus, Macg. v. p. 508.
Pagophila eburnea, Yarr. ed. 4, iii. p. 6 5 6 ; Dresser, viii.
p. 349.
Mouette blanche, French; Schnee-Move, Elfenbein-Move,
German.
This species is a scarce and irregular visitor to our
shores. It breeds in considerable numbers on certain
parts of the precipitous coasts of Spitzbergen, but its
eggs are exceedingly scarce articles in collections.
For a very interesting account of the habits of this
bird I refer my readers to Prof. A. Newton's " Notes on
the Birds of Spitsbergen " (Ibis, 1865).
