Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs (1842) (14569046849)

Identifier: colouredillustra71meye (find matches)

Title: Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs

Year: 1842 (1840s)

Authors: Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864 Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864. Illustrations of British birds Rutter, Daniel, former owner. DSI Rolle, Mark, former owner. DSI S. & J. Bentley, Wilson & Fley, printer S. & J. Bentley and Henry Fley, printer

Subjects: Birds Birds Birds Taxidermists Birds

Publisher: London : G.W. Nickisson

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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..,.,**- ?L S02 PEWIT GULL. )#7 its provincial designations, in order to distinguish it fromother dark-headed gulls; many ornithologists give it the nameof Black-headed Gull, which is not applicable, as the colourof its head is never black, but dark brown. The chosen locality of the Pewit Gull is a flat, swampysea-shore, or the equally wet and boggy swamps or islandsin lakes and fenny districts, either near the sea coast or manymiles aAvay from the sea. Many hundreds breed on thelow islands of our southern coast, as well as on equallysuitable parts of the entire coast of England and Ireland ;and where the nature of the Scottish coast invites it, by beingflat, low and marshy. In Norfolk there is a favourite, low,wet and boggy island on Scoulton Mere, where the PewitGull is known to congregate every year in immense numbersfor the purpose of breeding. Mr. Selby mentions a largepond at Pallinsburn in Northumberland which is annuallyvisited for the same purpose by the Pewit Gull, and there

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