. British birds. Birds. 104 BRITISH BIRDS. ignorant of the Corvine device of turning bodily in the air and presenting beak and claws to an assailant from above. Howard Saunders records that a flock of Arctic Terns " has been seen to mob and drown a Hooded ; On the other hand, it is stated that in the Fame Islands, a Greater Black-backed Gull forced to keep on the ground by a broken wing, relieved the monotony of its existence by prolonged feasting upon. Lesser Tern's Nest in Shingle at Ronmey Marsh. the eggs and young of the large colony of Arctic Terns. A mile off one could see
. British birds. Birds. 104 BRITISH BIRDS. ignorant of the Corvine device of turning bodily in the air and presenting beak and claws to an assailant from above. Howard Saunders records that a flock of Arctic Terns " has been seen to mob and drown a Hooded ; On the other hand, it is stated that in the Fame Islands, a Greater Black-backed Gull forced to keep on the ground by a broken wing, relieved the monotony of its existence by prolonged feasting upon. Lesser Tern's Nest in Shingle at Ronmey Marsh. the eggs and young of the large colony of Arctic Terns. A mile off one could see the whirling canopy of white wings that marked the spots where the invalid paused for refreshments. No doubt a Raven could also exact heavy toll. But these and other large egg-eaters are now no longer common. The Arctic Terns of Walney were, however, far from effecting with impunity the change from the normal site. Though they shifted their nesting grounds at least. 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 London, Witherby & Co
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