. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 195. THE WAGEL. GREAT GREY GULL, GRISARD, OR ^Larus naviuSf *—Z<^ Gotland varie, ou le Grlfard^ Buff.) This Gull is about two feet in length, and five inbreadth, and weighs nearly three pounds \ but the indi-viduals vary much in their size, some of them being less,and others larger than these dimensions. The bill isblack, scarcely three inches long : the irides dark whole plumage is a mixture of ash-coloured brownand white. The feathers on the back are dark in themiddle, with whitish gr
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 195. THE WAGEL. GREAT GREY GULL, GRISARD, OR ^Larus naviuSf *—Z<^ Gotland varie, ou le Grlfard^ Buff.) This Gull is about two feet in length, and five inbreadth, and weighs nearly three pounds \ but the indi-viduals vary much in their size, some of them being less,and others larger than these dimensions. The bill isblack, scarcely three inches long : the irides dark whole plumage is a mixture of ash-coloured brownand white. The feathers on the back are dark in themiddle, with whitish grey edges : the wing coverts near-ly the same, but more spotted j and the under parts ofthe body have a much lighter and more mixed appear-ance : the quills are plain black : the middle tail feathersthe same, but tipped with white, and crossed with a nar- .2 B 196 BRITISH BIRDS. row white bar towards the root or base : the side feathersare mottled black and white : the legs are of a dirty white,sometimes blushed with red. Mr Pennant treated of the Wagel as a distindl species,
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