A BIRDLOVER'S YEAR 



who are interested in this subject should 

 read a most delightful work which has 

 recently been translated from the Persian.* 



Some ornithologists include in the genus 

 Falco all the European falcons, whilst others 

 separate the gerfalcons and the kestrels. 

 Many hawks and falcons which are included 

 in the British list are seen here only on 

 migration, and it will be understood that 

 these are not British breeding birds. Some, 

 indeed, have very slender rights to be 

 included among the British avifauna of the 

 present day. 



Under the title of gerfalcons are included 

 certain large falcons coming from northern 

 regions. The colour of their plumage gene- 

 rally tends to a grey or whitish shade. The 

 Greenland Falcon (Falco candicans) is an 

 occasional wanderer to this country, coming 

 usually from Greenland or North America. 

 As it is the lightest-coloured member of the 

 group, this bird is sometimes called the 

 White Gerfalcon. The Iceland Falcon (Falco 

 islandus) is also an occasional visitor. Ger- 

 falcons were formerly highly esteemed in 



* A Treatise on Falconry, translated by Col. Phillpot. 

 Published by B. Quaritch, London, 



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