. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. 93 It IS indigenous in Ireland, but local; likewise in severalparts of Scotland, both on the inland lakes and the sea-shore,in Dumfriesshire and other counties; and in Wales has beennoticed in the Isle of Anglesea. It is also a constantinhabitant in Orkney, but in winter is the most plentiful; sotoo in Zetland. When engaged with their nest and young, these Gulls arevery bold and daring, and will dash about and at an intruderin the most fearless, intrepid, and impetuous manner, notdemeaning themselves to the su
. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. 93 It IS indigenous in Ireland, but local; likewise in severalparts of Scotland, both on the inland lakes and the sea-shore,in Dumfriesshire and other counties; and in Wales has beennoticed in the Isle of Anglesea. It is also a constantinhabitant in Orkney, but in winter is the most plentiful; sotoo in Zetland. When engaged with their nest and young, these Gulls arevery bold and daring, and will dash about and at an intruderin the most fearless, intrepid, and impetuous manner, notdemeaning themselves to the suggestio falsi,—the expedientof birds of a more gentle nature: at other times they arefar from shy. The old birds will not allow the younger onesto inhabit their breeding stations. They are capable of beingkept in confinement, like the other species. They often followthe course of rivers a long way up. They associate with andbuild in the same places as the Herring Gulls. They fly well, skimming over the sea, and not high whenover the land. They feed on
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