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another near Penrith in the autumn of 1851 ; in 

 1855, a third at Scratchmere Scaur; a fourth near 

 St. Bees in 1863 ; a fifth at Catlands, Wigton ; 

 while a sixth spent several days at Cotehill in the 

 autumn of 1883, extracting a wasp's nest from the 

 shelter of a gooseberry bush. 



In 1783, a female Honey Buzzard was ob- 

 tained on the 13th of June, by Dr. Heysham, near 

 Carlisle ; again, in 1857, a female was obtained from 

 Schoolbank Wood, Alston, on June 10th, by Mr. 

 B. Greenwell. 



Genus HIEKOFALCO. 



H. Candicans. Greenland Falcon.* 



In Westmorland, a beautiful adult was shot in 

 1864 at Crosby Ravensworth. (J. G. Goodchild, 

 Trans. C. & W. Assoc, Vol. VI., p. 161.) This 

 specimen may be seen at Edenhall. In Cumberland 

 a white Gyrfalcon was seen near Carlisle in the hard 

 winter 1835-6 by Mr. Hodgkinson, and another 

 white Falcon was seen on Burgh marsh some years 

 later by Mr. J. Fell. 



H. Islandus. Iceland Falcon. 



The Iceland Falcon is an accidental visitant. 

 An immature bird, of which Mr. Macpherson re- 

 tains the sternum and some feathers, was shot 

 near Crossfell, Oct. 13, 1860. {B. Greenwell, M.S.) 



An Iceland Falcon had been taken at Deanscale, 

 Workington, in 1835, but this was possibly an 

 escaped bird. {J. W. Harris, MS.) 



