. British birds in their haunts. Birds. 578 LARID^. breeding-grounds and wander over the adjoining country in search of food, which consists of worms and grubs. From the assiduity with which they resort to arable land and follow the plough, they have been called Sea Crows. In April and May they make their simple preparations for laying their eggs by trampling do\vn the broken tops of reeds and sedges, and so forming a shght concavity. The number of eggs in each nest is generally three, and. THE BLACK-HEADKD GULL. as a large number of birds often resort to the same spot, the collecting of these
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. 578 LARID^. breeding-grounds and wander over the adjoining country in search of food, which consists of worms and grubs. From the assiduity with which they resort to arable land and follow the plough, they have been called Sea Crows. In April and May they make their simple preparations for laying their eggs by trampling do\vn the broken tops of reeds and sedges, and so forming a shght concavity. The number of eggs in each nest is generally three, and. THE BLACK-HEADKD GULL. as a large number of birds often resort to the same spot, the collecting of these eggs becomes an occupation of importance. By some persons they are considered a delicacy, and, with the eggs of the Redshank, are substi- tuted for Plover's eggs ; but to a fastidious palate they are not acceptable, and far inferior to an egg from the poultry yard. Willughby describes a colony of Black- .Caps on a small island in a marsh or hsh pond, in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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