Birds. 8965 
to the name of the bird “‘ [one seen]” as the result of my remarks on that species. 
Now this produces an impression totally different from what is conveyed by my state- 
ment in the paper from which you quote. I myself, having been in the island only 
from April to July, never saw the Greenland falcon alive at all, but I referred, on 
Herr Preyer’s authority, to a single case of its occurreuce tn summer, which has led I 
presume tu the misconception, for the bird itself, as I have said in that portion of my 
general remarks which you quote at length (p. 8936) “occurs frequently in Iceland,” 
and in the portion which you do not quote at all I have spoken of it as “ of regular 
Occurrence in winter.” Again, in regard to Bruennich’s (not Brunnich’s) guillemot 
(Uria bruennichi, Sabine), it would appear to an ordinary reader of the summary of 
my note—‘ [Doubts entertained as to its distinctness]’—that these doubts were enter- 
tained by me, whereas all I said on that score was that Faber “ seems to have been 
in doubt” on the subject, and neither I, nor as far as I know any naturalists who 
have been familiar with the bird, have ever hesitated about the matter. I shall be 
much obliged, therefore, if the readers of the ‘ Zoologist’ will have the kindness to 
draw their pen through my name, which appears at the bottom of page 8944, as its 
presence there might induce the supposition that I had signed, and was consequently 
responsible for, all the statements as they stand in the abstract of my paper, many 
of them having been in the original much modified by their context. 1 must further 
beg those persons who are really interested in the Ornithology of Iceland, to refer in 
all cases that may require it to Mr. Baring-Gould’s work, as I fear otherwise my 
authority may be quoted for some unqualified opinions that I had no intention of 
uttering. Permit me also to add here, that certain rather important corrections and 
additions to my list of Icelandic birds are tu be found in the last number of the ‘ Ibis’ 
(pp. 121-133), as well as to notice that the specific name applied by Faber to the 
ptarmigan of Iceland, and rightly quoted by me, is “ aslandorum,” and not “ islandicus,” 
as printed in the ‘ Zoologist? (p. 8940).—Alfred Newton ; Magdalen College, Cam- 
bridge, February 2, 1864. 
[Not only for Mr. Newton’s information, but for that of all my contributors who 
may not understand the editorial brackets, I beg to state that the words or paragraphs 
so inclosed are mine, whether signed or not: I do this for the express purpose of show- 
ing that for passages so inclused I take the sole responsibility. I endeavoured within 
such brackets to express the truth, but I had no idea that any one would consider 
them Mr. Newton’s hecause his name appears at the foot of the article to which they 
tefer—Edward Newman.] 
Occurrence of the Redeyed Flycatcher in England. 
By Epwin Brown, Esq.* 
A MALE specimen of the redeyed flycatcher (Wuscicapa olivacea 
of Linneus and Wilson) was trapped: by a birdcatcher, together with 
its female companion, at Chellaston, near Derby, in May, 1859. The 
specimen of the male is in my possession ; the female was unfortu- 
nately not preserved. 
* Extracted from the ‘ Natural History of Tutbury, p. 385. 
