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THE ICELAND FALCON IN CUMBERLAND. 



A FEMALE of the above bird was shot near Crossfell on October 

 13th, i860. It came into the possession of Mr. Blackett Green- 

 well of Alston, who preserved it ; and it afterward passed, I 

 believe, into the Collection of Mr. Hancock of Newcastle. Mr. 

 Greenwell still retains the bones and some of the wing feathers of 

 the bird. Its weight was two-and-three-quarter pounds. Its 

 length was twenty-three and a half inches ; from tip to tip of the 

 wings, fifty inches. From the carpel joint to tip of wing, fifteen 

 and a half inches. The wings were pointed, first and fourth 

 primaries of equal length, with the second feather longest. The 

 legs and toes were lead-coloured, and were feathered to within 

 half an inch of the foot, and were very strong. Beak, cere, orbits, 

 lead-colour ; eyes, dark ; a narrow pale pinkish-red margin round 

 base of bill. The wings were shorter than the tail by three inches. 

 The upper surface of the body and the wing-coverts were dull 

 ash-brown, with white spots. The under-surface was white, with 

 longitudinal streaks of ash-brown. A very faint dark patch on the 



side of the cheek. 



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THE WAX WING. 

 ( Bombycivora garrula.) 



During the winter of 1882-3, six specimens of this bird were 

 obtained in the neighbourhood of Carlisle. One out of a small 

 flock at Teufit Green, Harker (Teufit is a local name for the 

 Peewit), on December i8th; one at Brunstock on December 

 26th — probably another of the same flock; Wragmire, January 

 8th, one; Grange Bank, Wigton, January 13th, one; Kirklinton, 

 January 27th, one; Cotehill, February 26th, one. The waxen-like 

 tips on the wing feathers numbering from four to seven. 



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