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 CHAPTER XXXII.

THE GULLS AND TERNS.

the Gulls and Terns these papers close.

Jerdon's book ends with the Cormorants, the Gulls coming between them and the Ducks; but I described the Cormorants in my last paper, along with the Ducks, because they present themselves to us in similar situations and are in many respects alike in their habits, while the Gulls form a distinct group which is in no