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Haf-sula, — that is, the Gannet. Mr. Magnusson, who has 

 been most kind in the assistance he has rendered, also 

 writes: — "From ' Diplomatarium Icelandicum ' I find that 

 Sulna-hofn (liarbourj is mentioned in a charter of 1270, 

 Sulna-hamar (crag) 1270, and Sulna-stapi (stand-rock) 1327. 

 Sulna gen. plm\ of snla can, of course, mean basaltic 

 columns, but it can also refer to the bird."* 



For much general information about the Icelandic homes 

 of the Gannet, concerning which we know nothing prior to 

 1752, although there may be Icelandic writings of earlier 

 date which refer to them, I am indebted to the late 

 Professor Newton, who visited Iceland with John Wolley. 

 I may premise that the careful translations of passages to 

 be quoted from the works of Olafsen and Polsen and Mohr 

 are by his hand, but not the translation from Faber's 

 "Prodromus," but all three are, I believe, new to English 

 readers. t Thanks are also due to Mr. P. Nielsen and 

 Mr. 0. Ottosson for some help. 



1. Olafsen (Eggert) and Povelsen (Biarne). " Reise 

 igiennem Island " [Travels through Iceland, 1752-58], 

 1772, Vols. I., II. 



* Siilna-stapi is on the north- west coast of Iceland, Siihia-hamar and 

 Sulna-hofn on the north-east. 



t Horrebow's "Natural History of Iceland" (1752, English edition, 

 1758) contains nothing about the Gannet. 



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