FALCONID#. 345 
THE GYR-FALCON. 
FALco GYRFALCO, Linneus. 
Careful examination of the Northern Falcons has convinced me 
of the recognizable distinctness of the representative of the Iceland 
Falcon resident in Scandinavia, although at one time I was sceptical 
on this point, owing to want of experience as well as of material. 
The true & gyrfako of Linneeus is rather smaller in the head and 
body than the Icelander (though its tail is longer) and its wings are 
shorter in proportion, the grey of the ground-colour is of a more 
decidedly lavender tint ; the crown and sides of the head are much 
darker, the lower cheek-patch or stripe being sometimes so strongly 
developed that the bird resembles a large Peregrine; while the 
flanks and under surface are very strongly barred. 
In the collection of Mr. W. Borrer, of Cowfold, Sussex, there is a 
fine example of this species, shot at Mayfield, in January 1845, 
