Gen. III. FALCO. Lin. 



I. Sub-gen. Falco. Lin. 



3sp. *Palco islandicus. Lath. The Gyr-Falcon. 

 ,, Gyrfalco. Lin. 



Nest. May— June, on rocks in Iceland, and in the north of Europe. 

 Eggs. 2-3, " short-oval, mottled all over with pale reddish brown, on a dirty white 

 ground." Yarr. Hewitson. 



3^ 



3c 



4 sp. Falco peregrinus. Lin. The peregrine Falcon. 



Nest. May — June, on rocks and cliffs in North Britain. 



Eggs. 2-4, very much like those of the Kestrel, but larger, and of a more yellowish red. 



4 a 



43 



4c 



