. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. irts white ; )w, with a |i about 24 fiture birds 1 chislvv or [igcr si)eci- ;ky brown. jiid, some- |ht affair, a placed in |ngcd with shades of |l as cold on the HERKINU GULL. 247 borders of lakes and rivers, though these visitors are chiefly the young. Mr. Audubon found these birds breeding abundantly on Grand Menan Island, in the Bay of Fundy, on low fir-trees as well as on the ground, the
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. irts white ; )w, with a |i about 24 fiture birds 1 chislvv or [igcr si)eci- ;ky brown. jiid, some- |ht affair, a placed in |ngcd with shades of |l as cold on the HERKINU GULL. 247 borders of lakes and rivers, though these visitors are chiefly the young. Mr. Audubon found these birds breeding abundantly on Grand Menan Island, in the Bay of Fundy, on low fir-trees as well as on the ground, the nest being large and loose, com posed of sea-weeds, roots, sticks, and feathers. They are very resentful and clamorous when approached, screaming or bark- ing with a sound like akak kakak. This Clull also inhabits other islands, and he found it again in Labrador. It is ravenous, and tyrannical to other small birds. The young and the eggs are considered as palatable food, though the principal food of the bird is fish or floating matter. This is the Common (iull of our harbors and inland lakes, oc- curring in abundance tliroughout this continent, and breeding from latitude 45° northward. Turner found it abundant on Hudson Straits, but Hagerup saw very few examples in Southern Cireenland. In winter these birds are seen in numbers on the dreat Lakes and the larger rivers and lakes of tlie interior, as well as along the sea- coast from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cuba. Although Herring Gulls appear at times both shy and fierce, they are easily domesticated if taken young, and make pleasant pets. They tlirive on a mixed diet, and feast on cold porridge or dead rat with equal relish. Their formula for disposing of a rat is unique. First break tiie rat's bones by crunching tiiein with the hill ; tiien dip the carcase in water, and when thoroughly soaked, swallow it whole, — head first. _J Note. — The European form of the Hi:uiung CU' (/.. argcn- tatus) is said to occur occasio
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