. A general history of birds . 762.*Arctic Birds, Edw. pl. 148, 149.—male and Gull, Gen. Syn. vi. 389. 16. pl. 99. Br. Zool. ii. No. 245. pl. 87.—male & fern. Id. 1812. ii. 179. pl. 32. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 459. Bewick, ii. p. 239. Lewin, vi. pl. 207. Id. pl. xl. f. 2.—the egg. Walcot, i. pl. 116. Lin. Trans, viii. 267. Orn. Diet. Sf Supp. LENGTH twenty-one inches. Bill one inch and a half long,pretty much hooked, and dusky; nostrils in a kind of cere; thetop of the head is black ; the sides of it, forehead, neck, and allbeneath, white ; across the breast pale dusky ; upper parts
. A general history of birds . 762.*Arctic Birds, Edw. pl. 148, 149.—male and Gull, Gen. Syn. vi. 389. 16. pl. 99. Br. Zool. ii. No. 245. pl. 87.—male & fern. Id. 1812. ii. 179. pl. 32. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 459. Bewick, ii. p. 239. Lewin, vi. pl. 207. Id. pl. xl. f. 2.—the egg. Walcot, i. pl. 116. Lin. Trans, viii. 267. Orn. Diet. Sf Supp. LENGTH twenty-one inches. Bill one inch and a half long,pretty much hooked, and dusky; nostrils in a kind of cere; thetop of the head is black ; the sides of it, forehead, neck, and allbeneath, white ; across the breast pale dusky ; upper parts of thebody, wings, and tail, black, base of the quills white on the innerwebs; the two middle tail feathers are nearly four inches longer thanthe rest; legs scaly, not very stout, and black. We have observedone, which had the chin and hind part of the neck mottled dusky andwhite ; at the lower part of the neck the dusky colour advanced * In this plate the tail seems to be one-third of the length of the bird. &<///. GULL. 165 forwards on each side; all the upper parts dusky brown ; breast andunder parts white, crossed with irregular, transverse dusky streaks ;the two middle tail feathers very little longer than the rest; this wasprobably a young bird. The female is said by authors to be brown,palest beneath ; the middle tail feathers only two inches longer thanthe others.* This is a northern species; is very common in the Hebrides, andbreeds among the heath; comes in May, and retires in August;when disturbed flies about like the Lapwing, but soon in numbers on the Isle of Foula, where the young birdsare called Scories. Is found in the Orknies, and on the coastsof Yorkshire, where it is called the Feaser; is likewise named Scull,Badock, Scoutinallan, or Dirten-allan. It makes an artless nest ofgrass and moss, and lays two eggs in June, which are ash-coloured,marked with black spots, and the size of those of a hen ; does notoften swim, and generall
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