. The birds of our country. . LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. venient little niche, or on the bare grass. They are large slovenly structures made of dry grass and sea- weed. In them three eggs are generally laid, early in June, varying much in colour and size. The ground colour is huffish, pale olive green, bluish green, cream colour or brown, and the spots are rich blackish brown with underlying markings of grey. It is quite im- possible to distinguish some of them from eggs of the Herring Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhan
. The birds of our country. . LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. venient little niche, or on the bare grass. They are large slovenly structures made of dry grass and sea- weed. In them three eggs are generally laid, early in June, varying much in colour and size. The ground colour is huffish, pale olive green, bluish green, cream colour or brown, and the spots are rich blackish brown with underlying markings of grey. It is quite im- possible to distinguish some of them from eggs of the Herring Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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