. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . CiTJ^/U a^l/M/tC6LJ 1 Ac Cr77vnp?yi?,/~ I 6^2. 7/7€ c/c>tcn-/m7tet/(7ff//. ( 75 )The cloven-footed Gull, Numb. LXXXII. ITS Weight was feven Ounces and a half; the Length,from the Point of the Bill to the End of the Tail,was fixteen Inches and a half; Breadth, when the Wingswere extended, thirty fix Inches; Its Bill was ftreightand black at the Point, the reft of a yellowilh white Co-lour, having no Nob on the lower Mandible, in whichit differs from moft of the other Gulls; the
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . CiTJ^/U a^l/M/tC6LJ 1 Ac Cr77vnp?yi?,/~ I 6^2. 7/7€ c/c>tcn-/m7tet/(7ff//. ( 75 )The cloven-footed Gull, Numb. LXXXII. ITS Weight was feven Ounces and a half; the Length,from the Point of the Bill to the End of the Tail,was fixteen Inches and a half; Breadth, when the Wingswere extended, thirty fix Inches; Its Bill was ftreightand black at the Point, the reft of a yellowilh white Co-lour, having no Nob on the lower Mandible, in whichit differs from moft of the other Gulls; the Noftrils ob-long ; the Eyes black ; the Flead, Throat, Breaft, Belly,and Thighs were of a fordid yellowiili white, clouded andfpotted with a blueifh Afh-colour on the Breaft and upperfide of the Neck. The Wings were fomething longerthan the Tail; the Number of prime Feathers in eachWing was about twenty eight, the firft four of a duskybrown, the reft of the quill Feathers of a light brownilhColour with cinereous Edges, as was alfo the Back andall the covert Feathers of the Wings; the under fides ofthe fame Colour but more dilute. The Tail was five Inche
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