92 CANARY ISLANDS. 



Of the raven genus, we meet with the carrion-crow, 

 (Corvus carone. Lin.) and a species of raven. There is 

 also a species of upupa found here. 



Next in consideration, come the gallinaceous tribes. 

 To pass over the common domestic fowls of Europe, we 

 find at Teneriffe, the Barbary partridge, (Perdix petrosa. 

 Briss.) the common quail, (Tetrao coturnix. Lin.) and 

 in Fuerteventura, there is found a small species of grouse 

 called by the natives, la ganga. It has a black breast 

 and very small legs and feet. In the same island, there 

 is a species of bustard, nearly as large as a turkey, called 

 by the natives, la albutarda. It is never known to fly, 

 but runs along, flapping its wings very fleetly. It is so 

 watchful that it cannot be taken by the sportsman without 

 his devising some peculiar stratagem. Neither of these 

 birds will breed in any of the other islands, nor will these 

 grouses remain there, for their young have been transported 

 to Palma, where there were none, and even their eggs have 

 been carried there and hatched ; but so soon as the brood 

 had strength to fly, they proceeded to their favorite isle. 



Of the columbine genus, we meet with the turtle-dove, 

 [Columha turtur. Lin.) and the radiant plumage of the 

 migratory pigeon 



" Fills many a damp obscure recess 

 With lustre of saintly show." 



Among the wading birds, the woodcock and the snipe 

 inhabit these islands. The other water-birds that frequent 

 these shores, are the long-winged terns, (Sterna tenuiros- 

 tris. Temm.) Several species of gulls, and the stormy 

 petrel, ( Thalassidroma iviUonii. Bonap.) 



Reptiles. Intermediate between the birds and fishes, 

 are the reptile race ; but fortunately for these islands, 

 they do not brood with those horrid monsters that spread 

 terror to almost every portion of the African regions. 



Among the chelonian reptiles, there are two species of 

 CheloniaB, the green-tortoise, (^CMoma wiyrf^s. Brongn.) 

 and one other kind. 



Among the saurian tribes, we observe but two species 

 of true lizards, {Lacerta. Lin.) one of which abounds 

 here, and is very destructive to the grapes. Some of them 



