. The birds of Europe . e Crustacea, &c. The female differs from the male only in being rather smaller, and in her colouring being somewhat lessintense. The only change of plumage which this Gull undergoes after having attained maturity is in the snowy whitehead and neck of summer giving place to a mottled grey colouring of these parts in winter. The young of the first and second year is distinguished by a mottled grey and white plumage covering thewhole body. In this stage of its existence both this and the young of the Lesser Black-backed Gull havebeen known under the names of Wagel, Cobb, &
. The birds of Europe . e Crustacea, &c. The female differs from the male only in being rather smaller, and in her colouring being somewhat lessintense. The only change of plumage which this Gull undergoes after having attained maturity is in the snowy whitehead and neck of summer giving place to a mottled grey colouring of these parts in winter. The young of the first and second year is distinguished by a mottled grey and white plumage covering thewhole body. In this stage of its existence both this and the young of the Lesser Black-backed Gull havebeen known under the names of Wagel, Cobb, &c. The adult has the head, neck, throat, tail, and all the under surface pure white ; the mantle and wing-coverts greyish black ; the primaries and secondaries black tipped with white; legs pale pinkish whiteinclining in some individuals to fleshy red; bill pale yellow with a blood-red spot on the angular projection ofthe lower mandible; irides yellowish hazel. The figure is about two thirds of the natural
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