. A history of British birds . Larus , 0. Fabricius.*THE GLAUCOUS GULL, OR LARGE WHITE-WINGED GULL. Larus glaucus. This large species, equal iii size to the Great Black-backedGall last described, was first made known as a winter visitorto the most northern of the Shetland Isles by the late Edmondston, who obtained young and old birds * Fauna Groelandica, p. 100 (1780), cxBriinnich. GLAUCOUS GULL. 637 of both the species of White-winged Gulls included in thiswork. The habits of this Gull as observed by himself arethus described :— This species is never known to breed inShetl
. A history of British birds . Larus , 0. Fabricius.*THE GLAUCOUS GULL, OR LARGE WHITE-WINGED GULL. Larus glaucus. This large species, equal iii size to the Great Black-backedGall last described, was first made known as a winter visitorto the most northern of the Shetland Isles by the late Edmondston, who obtained young and old birds * Fauna Groelandica, p. 100 (1780), cxBriinnich. GLAUCOUS GULL. 637 of both the species of White-winged Gulls included in thiswork. The habits of this Gull as observed by himself arethus described :— This species is never known to breed inShetland. It arrives in that country about the middle ofautumn, and leaves it towards the end of spring. Its favouriteresorts are the entrances of the more exposed bays; or theocean, a few miles off the land, where it is often found assid-uously attending the fishing-boats, to pick up any offal thatmay be thrown overboard; and it is often taken by a lineand hook baited with fish, when engaged in this pursuit. Itis greedy and vora
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