102 Mr. D. A. Bannerraan on the [Ibis, 



Family Oriolid/E. 



Oriolus oriolus oriolus. Golden Oriole. 



Corucius oriolus Liuu. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 107 — 

 Type locality : Finland. 



The Golden Oriole is an Occasional Visitor to the Canary 

 Islands, especially during the spiing- migration. It cannot 

 be considered a very regular visitor, however, even in the 

 spring, and although it must occasionally pass through 

 the islands, in autumn none have been recorded as yet. 

 In the spring of certain years the Golden Oriole is fairly 

 numerous, especially in Tenerife, but in other years it is 

 rarely noticed. 



The following are dates upon which it has been re- 

 corded : — 



25 April, 1890. Several seen in Teuerife iu small parties. (Meade- 



^^'aldo, Ibis, 18S10, p. 429.) 

 Spring-. Several shot round Lag-una, Tenerife. (Cabrero, Catd- 



log-o, p. 40.) 

 April 1902. One seen in Lauzarote. (Polatzek, Orn. Jahrb. 1909, 



p. 122.) 

 2 May, 1911. One bird* [ 2 ] at Vilaflor, Tenerife. (von Thauner, 



Orn. Jahrb. 1912, p. 227.) 

 24 April, 1913. A bird t ou migration, Vilaflor. (von Thauner, Orn. 



Jahrb. 1913, p. 193.) 



26 April, 1913. A female seen in Gran Canaria. (Baunerman, MS. 



note-books.) 



All observers record having found the bird an irregular, 

 but occasionally numerous, spring visitor. 



Range. The Golden Oriole has an extensive distribution, 

 breeding throughout Europe and western Asia and locally 

 in northern Africa. It winters in tropical and southern 

 Africa. 



* Here recorded under the vernacular name only — ** Pirol '' 

 t Recorded as " Goldamsel." 



