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 Gull Seafaring bird that is of the same family as the tern and related to the jaeger . They are found across all the oceans of the world and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, they have squared tails rather than forked .
There plumage is mainly white with gray or black markings on the back of , wings and head and. The wings are narrow and long, are adapted to soaring, and there webbed feet for swimming. There bills are strong and hooked at the end ; they eat fish and sometimes insects and clams, and are most useful scavenging in harbors and bays. They'll often seen hovering over the wakes of ships, looking for refuse, and frequenting garbage dumps.
The common gull called sea gull, is a sub species of the common European gull. It is found on the Pacific coasts, Atlantic coasts as well as the Great Lakes. The great black backed gull is larger and lives more northerly; the ring billed, Bonapart's, and laughing gull are smaller. The Franklin's gull of the Great Plains is called the "prairie dove". The California and Western gulls are common on the Pacific coasts. The Kittywake is a small oceanic gull seldom seen on land. The lesser black back to and little gulls are European . |
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