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the Buzzard* and of the Raven. It is far from unlikely that 
these eyries may be tenanted by birds coming from a distance, 
who stop short of their native crags in the course of their 
vernal migration, or who may be driven by adverse winds or 
by other causes, out of their ordinary line of migration. 
Doubtless we should oftener have the pleasure of entertaining 
many other such noble visitors, were they left to breed unmolested 
when they chance to come this way. Amongst such chance 
visitors that might possibly stay and breed with us if they were 
left alone, the fine birds known as the Jerfalcons now and then 
find a place. These birds are natives of the more northern parts 
of the Palzarctic and Nearctic regions ; but they have not hitherto 
been known for certain to breed within the British Isles. Even as 
occasional visitants they are by no means common, and I have 
not been able to find more than twenty instances of their occurrence 
here recorded. Of these one only has hitherto been recorded 
from any part of Cumberland and Westmorland. This was shot 
in the hard winter of 1864, near Crosby Ravensworth, and it is 
now preserved in the Collection at Edenhall. 
The object of the present communication is to place the occur- 
rence of another Jerfalcon on record. 
The example I refer to was shot at Winton, near Kirkby Stephen, 
by Mr. John Dodd, of Harcla, about the year 1842. When first 
seen the bird was perched upright on a wall, apparently so intent 
‘upon the doings of some Magpies and other birds that had the 
temerity to mob it, that it was approached without difficulty and 
shot, and all chance of its remaining with us to breed effectually 
removed. 
Up to about fifty years ago ornithologists do not seem to have 
given much attention to the large Northern Falcons. The Fal- 
coners had, and they prized the birds very highly too, if one may 
judge by the enormous sums of money that were paid for well- 
trained birds of this species. Practical men, such as the falconers 
'* Since this was written, I have had great pleasure in learning from both 
Dr. Parker of Gosforth, and Dr, Knight of Keswick, that the Buzzard is 
commoner in the more mountainous parts of the Lake District than my own 
observations had led me to suppose. 
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