. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . 1. AUDOUINS ALLIED TERN. audouins gull. 93 This Gull inhabits the Mediterranean Sea, where itmay generally be found in Corsica, Sardinia, and morerarely in Sicily. M. Temminck, who is my authorityfor these localities, further adds that it is common inthe Gulfs of Valinco and Figari, at Porto Vecchio,and the mouths of the Bonifacio. Dr. Lindermayerincludes it among the Grecian birds, on the authorityof Erhardt; and Lord Lilford says a fine specimenwas killed near Corfu, in May, 1857, and, though hesaw no other speci
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . 1. AUDOUINS ALLIED TERN. audouins gull. 93 This Gull inhabits the Mediterranean Sea, where itmay generally be found in Corsica, Sardinia, and morerarely in Sicily. M. Temminck, who is my authorityfor these localities, further adds that it is common inthe Gulfs of Valinco and Figari, at Porto Vecchio,and the mouths of the Bonifacio. Dr. Lindermayerincludes it among the Grecian birds, on the authorityof Erhardt; and Lord Lilford says a fine specimenwas killed near Corfu, in May, 1857, and, though hesaw no other specimens, he believes it to be un-common there, (Ibis, vol. ii, j). 253.) Savi introducesit into the Ornitologia Toscano. On the African coastwe find it mentioned by Mr. Taylor (Ibis, vol. ii,p. 54,) as occurring near Cairo; and it is included inCaptain Loches Algerian catalogue. Mr. Tristram sawit about Caiifa Bay, on the Syrian coast. This Gull feeds upon fish, molluscs, and breeds among the rocks, on the borders of the sea,and lays three or four eggs, whi
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