. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. 345. THE GYR-FALCON. Falco gyrfalco, Linnseus. 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, ov/ing to want of experience as well as of material. The true F. gyrfalco of Linnseus 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 ti
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. 345. THE GYR-FALCON. Falco gyrfalco, Linnseus. 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, ov/ing to want of experience as well as of material. The true F. gyrfalco of Linnseus 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,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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