Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . e of poultry-yards, pouncingon young chickens. It was also the scavenger ofLondon and other English towais, devouring theofFal, as it still does in some of the towns of EasternEurope, and performing its office fearlessly even inthe midst of the people. This continued to be thecase in Loudon to the time of Henry VIII. nest is usually in the fork of a tree in a thickwood. It is easily tamed.—A very rare British birdis the Swallow-tailed K. (Nauclerus fiircatus), asmaller bird than the common K., abundant inmany parts of North
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . e of poultry-yards, pouncingon young chickens. It was also the scavenger ofLondon and other English towais, devouring theofFal, as it still does in some of the towns of EasternEurope, and performing its office fearlessly even inthe midst of the people. This continued to be thecase in Loudon to the time of Henry VIII. nest is usually in the fork of a tree in a thickwood. It is easily tamed.—A very rare British birdis the Swallow-tailed K. (Nauclerus fiircatus), asmaller bird than the common K., abundant inmany parts of North America.—The Govinda K.[M. Govinda) is common in India.—Other speciesare found in different parts of the world. KITTIWAKE [Larus tridactylus, or L. rissa), aspecies of Gull (q. v.), interesting on account of itsabundance in very northern regions, and its import-ance to their inhabitants. In addition to what isstated in the article Gull, it may be mentionedthat the young of the K. has dark markings in itsplumage which disappear in the adult, is known on. Kittiwake [Larus tridactijlus). some pai-ts of the British coasts as the Tarrock,and was for some time regarded by naturalists asa distinct species ; also that the flesh of the K. ismuch more pleasant than that of most gulls, andits eggs very good; that it lays usually three eggs,which are fully two inches in length. It is foundplentifully in all the northern parts of the world,wherever the coast is high and rocky, migratingsouthwards in winter, and extending its range asfar south as the Mediterranean and Madeira. Itis found on the Caspian Sea. KITTO, Dr John, a most industrious andrespectable writer on biblical subjects, was born atPlymouth, December 4, 1804. In his l2th year, helost his power of hearing, in consequence of a fallfrom a height of 35 feet. His fathers circumstanceswere at this time so wretched, that young K. wassoon after sent to the workhouse. Here he learnedthe trade of shoemaking, and was also enabled t
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