. Birds of the wave and woodland. Illustrated by Charles Whymper and others . d in single file, jumping at the same spot. On goingto find the reason for this agility, the hen-bird was discoveredsitting on her eofo-s. Of all the gulls, this is perhaps the least of a it lives almost altogether on land, searching the beachand rocks for dead fish and other food cast up by the tide,and boldly coming inland to feed in ploughed lands, or followthe course of rivers, or pick up a living in harbours anddocks, going back to the water to rest and sleep. Verydifferent is the scene when the vis
. Birds of the wave and woodland. Illustrated by Charles Whymper and others . d in single file, jumping at the same spot. On goingto find the reason for this agility, the hen-bird was discoveredsitting on her eofo-s. Of all the gulls, this is perhaps the least of a it lives almost altogether on land, searching the beachand rocks for dead fish and other food cast up by the tide,and boldly coming inland to feed in ploughed lands, or followthe course of rivers, or pick up a living in harbours anddocks, going back to the water to rest and sleep. Verydifferent is the scene when the visitor, landino- on one oftheir breeding-rocks or islands, disturbs the hosts of thelesser black-backed orulls, to that when he landed amono- theuncomplaining puffins. For the gulls resent the intrusionwith wild cries and threats, and, instead of flying away,patiently disconsolate, to wait for the intruders departure,wheel and whirl overhead, with angry clamour and noisywings, making believe to swoop down on the trespassers,and shouting at them to go away. And they have good. reason for their indigna-tion, for their visitorscarry off their eggs by theboat-load for sale amongthe hard-living the black-back isa mischievous and pn^-
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