purposes. This bird is known to breed in Greenland 

 and the arctic regions of continental North America ; 

 it has been met with in Northern Asia and Spitzbergen, 

 and seems to be a more or less regular autumnal visitor 

 to Iceland. 



I must refer my readers to the fourth edition of 

 Yarrell's ' British Birds ' for details relating to the high 

 value formerly set upon the Greenlanders by falconers, 

 who are said to have trained them successfully at 

 Cranes, Herons, Wild Geese, and ground-game ; there 

 is also a tradition that they took Kites, but I do not 

 think that in this case the species of the captor is clearly 

 defined. 



The Plate that accompanies this article was taken 

 from a very fine adult living female at Lilford, one of 

 the tamest Falcons that I ever knew ; she has, I grieve 

 to say, departed this life since her portrait was taken. 



