. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . tr. ike Bag. ARGENTATUS. (linn.) Herring Gull. The eggs of the Herring Gull are so exceedingly similarto those of the Lesser Black-backed Gull, that were a num-ber of them mixed together it would be impossible, except ina very few instances, to separate those of the different spe-cies. The only characteristic distinction that I have b
. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . tr. ike Bag. ARGENTATUS. (linn.) Herring Gull. The eggs of the Herring Gull are so exceedingly similarto those of the Lesser Black-backed Gull, that were a num-ber of them mixed together it would be impossible, except ina very few instances, to separate those of the different spe-cies. The only characteristic distinction that I have beenable to detect after examining a number of each, is, that theeggs of the Herring Gull are occasionally marked with largerblotches of colour than those of the Lesser Black-backed, andresemble the one figured in the Plate. In places where achoice of situation offers, the Herring Gull seems to preferthose ledges of rock and small patches of grass which some-times occur on the sides of precipices ; its nest is also foundon the flat surface of rocks or grassy islands ; it is usuallysomewhat larger than that of the Lesser Black-backed Gull,and composed of the same materials, rough grass, with piecesof the sod attached, and intermingled with bits
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