black-headed gull

American  

noun

1. any of several gulls having a dusky or black head, as Larus ribidundus of northern Europe and Asia.

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Etymology

Origin of black-headed gull

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The area is known for seals and also has the largest tern and black-headed gull colony in mainland Scotland.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

In a sentimental attempt at brotherhood-of-beasts, Adams goes so far as to have his hlessil form an alliance with a black-headed gull and a field mouse.

From Time Magazine Archive

No wonder that three different sorts of sea-gulls—the herring gull, the lesser black-headed gull, and the black-backed gull—have gathered about us in screaming multitudes and fill the air like a snowstorm.

From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert

"Here," says "Murray," "the black-headed gull breeds in enormous numbers, and their eggs are collected, to be sold as plovers' eggs, by thousands for the London market."

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)