. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ^-. --- ^2iyif'!f-=^^5£^ -^-. THE HERRING-GULL. Larus argentAtus, J. F. Gmelin. THE YELLOW-LEGGED HERRING-GULL. Larus CAcnfNNANS, Pallas. The Herring-Gull is the most widely distributed member of its family on the coasts of the British Islands, breeding wherever pre- cipitous rocks or isolated ' stacks' afford a suitable refuge, while ii is almost the only Gull that nests on the chalk-cliffs of the Channel. Occasionally it resorts to low marshy ground, and colonies may be found on islets in lochs in some parts of Scotland, though such situations
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ^-. --- ^2iyif'!f-=^^5£^ -^-. THE HERRING-GULL. Larus argentAtus, J. F. Gmelin. THE YELLOW-LEGGED HERRING-GULL. Larus CAcnfNNANS, Pallas. The Herring-Gull is the most widely distributed member of its family on the coasts of the British Islands, breeding wherever pre- cipitous rocks or isolated ' stacks' afford a suitable refuge, while ii is almost the only Gull that nests on the chalk-cliffs of the Channel. Occasionally it resorts to low marshy ground, and colonies may be found on islets in lochs in some parts of Scotland, though such situations are usually left to the Black-backed and Common Gulls. This species occurs in Greenland, and has been obtained on Jan Mayen, but not in Iceland. It is abundant on the coasts of Scandinavia and the Baltic, and immense numbers nest on some of the low Frisian Islands, especially on Sylt, where from 40,000- 50,000 eggs are taken for eating in a season. Southward it ranges down the western sea-board of Europe, stretching out to the Azores. In America it has been found on the coasts and inland waters, from the Parry Islands (lat. 75° N.) down to about 40° (breeding), and in winter to 20° N. The nest, formed of herbage, is usually on the ledges of cliffs, 3 r. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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