† faskidarn.
Scottish. Obsolete.
A name applied to the Northern Gull.
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1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 73 The Bird Faskidar [is] about the bigness of a Sea-maw of the middle size.
1770 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) IV. 25 Arctic Gulls... The Faskidar of Martin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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