. The aquatic birds of Great Britain and Ireland . ullies them to such an extent that theyare obliged to forfeit their hard-sought-for worms. Incaptivity Black-headed Gulls are practically , of which I made a great pet, and had for many years,used to swallow small mice entire, and such diet was greatlyrelished. Voice.—The term Laughing Gull has been applied tothis species on account of its peculiar voice, which issupposed to resemble a laugh. Of this it is a very feeblemimicry, if at all. There is nothing bright or merry aboutthe sound ; it is irritably harsh and scolding. If the
. The aquatic birds of Great Britain and Ireland . ullies them to such an extent that theyare obliged to forfeit their hard-sought-for worms. Incaptivity Black-headed Gulls are practically , of which I made a great pet, and had for many years,used to swallow small mice entire, and such diet was greatlyrelished. Voice.—The term Laughing Gull has been applied tothis species on account of its peculiar voice, which issupposed to resemble a laugh. Of this it is a very feeblemimicry, if at all. There is nothing bright or merry aboutthe sound ; it is irritably harsh and scolding. If the com-parisons are at all befitting, the cry may be likened to thatof a cross-tempered two-years-old child, who passionatelyejaculates with wide open mouth, the syllables yddh-hda,7jddh-hd, yddh-wdw. The immature birds which assemble It is interesting to note that when the young first come down to thetide towards the end of June and during July, the full clutch of twoor three birds seldom accompanj the parents on the wing. I have t>LATE NEST AND EGGS OF BLACK-HEADED GULL. The neit is built on a tuft of rushes surroundLd by shallowwater and quagmire. PLATE; XLIII.
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