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.
