6 THE BIRDS OF SUSSEX. 



I tlieii considered it to be ; and it is also so recorded 

 in Mr. Harting's ' Handbook of British Birds/ on my 

 authority. 



In order to rectify my unfortunate error^ I quote the fol- 

 lowing from 'Zoologist' for 1884 (p. 271) : — "This specimen 

 subsequently passed into the collection of Mr. Borrer, of 

 Cowfold^ where I had recently the pleasure of examining it, 

 and of identifying it as a genuine example of Hierofaico 

 gyrfalco, not ' immature ' as stated by Mr. Ellman, but in 

 fully adult plumage and in excellent preservation. The very 

 great rarity of British specimens of this Falcon induces me 

 to record my opinion that this example is referable to 

 H. gyrfalco, and not, as catalogued in Mr. Harting's ' Hand- 

 book of British Birds/ to H. islandicus. — J. H. Gurney, 

 Northrejjps, Norwich." 



I have therefore no hesitation in designating this specimen 

 as above. 



This sj)ecies has not hitherto been recorded as Britisb. In 

 Yarrell, vol. i. p. 47, is this observation : — " It is quite pos- 

 sible that examples of the true Gyr Falcon have occurred in 

 these islands, and have been mistaken for the commoner 

 form." 



GREENLAND FALCON. 



Falco candicans. 



Like the last-mentioned species, I can find but one example 

 of this Falcon occurring in Sussex. 



It was a female in good plumage, shot on Sept. 26th, 1882, 

 on the top of Bullock's Hill, near Balsdean, in the Lewes 

 neighbourhood ; and being taken into Lewes market, was 

 bought by Mr. Monk, Avho sent it to Brighton to be preserved 



