. The birds of our country. . HERRING GULL. LARUS ARGENTATUS. Family Larid.^. Genus Larus. The Herring Gull is a resident bird amongst us and breeds in suitable spots round our coasts. One of its favourite breeding grounds is the Isle of Wight, where it may be found in large numbers. It is very numerous on the south and west coasts of England. Sometimes this Gull will wander inland, following the course of the rivers. In its habits it is similar to the other Gulls: it obtains its name of Herring Gull from the persistent way in which a flock of them will follow a shoal of these fish, a bird eve
. The birds of our country. . HERRING GULL. LARUS ARGENTATUS. Family Larid.^. Genus Larus. The Herring Gull is a resident bird amongst us and breeds in suitable spots round our coasts. One of its favourite breeding grounds is the Isle of Wight, where it may be found in large numbers. It is very numerous on the south and west coasts of England. Sometimes this Gull will wander inland, following the course of the rivers. In its habits it is similar to the other Gulls: it obtains its name of Herring Gull from the persistent way in which a flock of them will follow a shoal of these fish, a bird every now and then swooping down and picking up one with its bill or catching one with its feet as it skims just over the surface. Its food, however, is by no means confined to fish, and the Herring Gull will eat almost anything it can get hold of—carrion, the dead carcase of a sheep or horse on the beach, young birds, eggs, worms and grain, the refuse thrown over from the fishing boats, which they. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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