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Litoral Birds

Various seabirds on the shore, circa 1800. From left to right, a Richardson's skua, a black-toed gull, a Glaucous gull, a lesser tern and a black tern. An engraving by John Sanderson from a drawing by J. Stewart. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Eyes Of The Fleet

circa 1940: A Blackburn Skua two seat fighter and dive-bomber of the Fleet Air Arm with arrestor hook and wheels lowered, flying over warships of the British Fleet. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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The Common Skua, illustration from 'A History of British Birds' by William Yarrell

XJF486322 The Common Skua, illustration from 'A History of British Birds' by William Yarrell, first published 1843 (woodcut) by Yarrell, William (1784-1856); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great, or common, Skua (latin: Stercorarius skua) is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin. ); English, out of copyright

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