246 Messrs. H. J. and C. E. Pearson on 



yet the man never attempted to kill the young birds that he 

 caught ! It was curious to see the young in down take to 

 the river and pass safely through rough water to an island 

 nearly a mile down stream. 



CoLYMBUs GLACiALis. Great Northern Diver. 



Fresh eggs were taken on June 19th, 21st, 23rd, and July 

 12th. We shot a fine male on July 24th, and on returning 

 to the lake on the 26th found two males courting the widow. 

 They constantly made a peculiar and rather pleasing 

 trumpeting note, which could be heard for a considerable 

 distance. 



List of Birds hitherto recorded from Iceland. 



[Birds marked N are recorded by Prof. Newton in Baring Gould's book 

 on Iceland. Birds marked * not known to breed in Iceland.] 



Turdus iliacus. Redwing. (Skdgarprostur.) N. 

 ^Turdus pilaris. Fieldfare.— B. Grondal. At Eeykjavik, 6/12/85. 

 *Turdus meruln. Blackbird. (Svartprostur.) — Rare. N. 



Saxicola cenanthe. Wheatear. (Steindepill.) N. 

 *Ruticilla titys. Black Redstart. — Bj Preyer, 17/6/60, in Videy : only 

 recorded instance. N. 

 Troglodytes borecdis. Nortliern Wren. (Miisarrindill, Musarbrodir.) N. 

 Motacilla cdha. White Wagtail. (Mariuerla, Mariatla.) N. 

 Anthits pratensis. Meadow Pipit. (Piifutitlingur, Gratitlingur.) N. 

 *Hirundo rustica. Swallow. (Svala, Landsvala.) — Rare. N. 

 *Chelidon urbica. Martin. (Svala, Bsejarsvala.) — Rare. N. 



Linota linaria. Mealy Redpole. (Audnutitlingur.) N. 

 *Linoia hornemanni. Greenland Redpoll. — Rare. 

 Calcarius lap2)onicus. Lapland Bunting. (Injotitlingur.) N. 

 Plectroplianes nivalis. Snow-Bunting. (Snjotitlingur, both sexes; 

 Solskrikja, male.) N. 

 *Sturmis vulgaris. Starling. (Starri — the name in the Edda, but too 



rare to be known by the people.) — Rare. 

 *Corvus monedula. Jackdaw. (Kraka.) — Rare. Shot by Nielsen 



near Eyrarbakki. 

 *Corvus corone. Carrion Crow. (Kraka, Faereyja-Hrafn.) — Rare. 

 ^Qorvus comix. Hooded Crow. (Kraka.) — Rare. One obtained at 



Seydisfjord. N. 

 ^Corvusfnigilegus. Rook. (Kraka.) — Rare. Shot by Nielsen near 

 Eyrarbakki. 

 Corvus cora.v. Raven. (Hrafn, Krummi.) N. 



