J 18 Mr. D. A. Bannerman u)i the [Ibis, 



13 March, 190-3. Fuerteventura ; a single bird seen (Orn, Jalivb. 1908, 



p. 213). 



14 March, 1905. Fuerteventura ; several observed (Orn. Jalub. 1908, 



p. 213). ' 

 16 31arcli, 1905, and following days. Fuerteventura ; birds iVequentlj- 

 8een (Orn. Jahrb. 1908, p. 214). 



— March, 1911 (no special dates given). Tenerifej during the whole 



month many Tree-Pipits seen and heard (Orn. 

 Jahrb. 1912, p. 227). 

 14 April, 1904. Tenerife ; two birds seen (Orn. Jahrb. 1905, p. 212). 



— April, — " Chasna," Tenerife ; noted in April by Bolle, J. f. O. 



1857, p. 289. 

 11 May, 1912. Tenerife ; a single bird on passage (Orn. Jahrb. 1912, 



p. 227). 

 29 Sept. 1910. Tenerife ; several seen (Orn. Jahrb. 1910, p. 229.) 

 Sept. Tenerife ; a frequent migrant in this month (Cabrera, 



Catalogo, 1893, p. 44)" 

 4 Oct. 1905. Tenerife; one bird seen (Orn. Jahrb. 1908, p. 214). 



14 Oct. 1904 to 17 Oct. Lanzarote ; many appeared on the 14th, 



remaining until 17th (Polatzek, Orn. Jahrb. 1909. 



p. 122 — '' Baumpieper " : see under M, atricapilla et 



Orn. Jahrb. 1909, p. 126). 

 Oct. 1904 to 20 Oct. Yilaflor, Tenerife ; a bird seen every day 



(Orn. Jahrb. 1908, p. 214). 



Range. Anthus t. trivialis breeds extensively in Europe, 

 and in winter is found from the Mediterranean countries to 

 tropical Africa. It extends its range right through Africa 

 on the east coast from Egypt to Matabeleland, the records 

 including every month from September to April. There 

 are only a few specimens in the National Collection from 

 north-west Africa, i. e. Morocco (no date), Tangier (Oct.), 

 Dakar (no date), Sierra Leone (Feb.). 



Anthus pratensis. Meadow-Pipit. 



Alauda pratensislAwn. Svst. Nat. lOtli ed. 1758, p. 166 — 

 Type locality : Sweden. 



A. Rare Visitor to the islands. 



First recorded by von Thanner (Orn. Jahrb. 1905, p. 65) 

 as having been seen by him on 23 March, 1904. 



Polatzek writes (Orn. Jahrb. 1909, p. 126) : '' Recently 

 authenticated by von Thanner and myself for the Canaries. 



