Seagull (Kamome) - Seagull (English spelling) gull

Japanese: カモメ(鷗) - カモメ(英語表記)gull
Seagull (Kamome) - Seagull (English spelling) gull
A general term for birds in the Laridae family of the Charadriiformes, or one of these. Birds in the Laridae family are generally divided into gulls and terns, with gulls being large, sturdy, with broad wings and short, round tails, while terns (illustration) are smaller, slender, with narrow wings and long, somewhat swallow-tailed tails. There are about 45 known species of gulls in the world, and 14 species are found in Japan, including the black-headed gull (illustration), herring gull, great black-backed gull, sea gull, black-tailed gull (illustration), black-headed gull, and kittiwake.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
チドリ目カモメ科カモメ類の鳥の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。カモメ科Laridaeの鳥は一般にカモメ類とアジサシ類とに分けられ,体が大きく,がんじょうで翼の幅が広く,尾が短く丸いのがカモメ類,体が小さめで細く,翼の幅が狭く,尾が長く多少とも燕尾なのがアジサシ(イラスト)類である。カモメ類は世界で約45種が知られ,日本にはユリカモメ(イラスト),セグロカモメ,オオセグロカモメ,カモメ,ウミネコ(イラスト),ズグロカモメ,ミツユビカモメなど14種が分布している。

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