29 J; Mr. D. A. Bannerman on the [Ibis, 



Von Tlianner apparently met with the Thrush on migra- 

 tion in Fuerteveiitura in the same montli (March) many 

 years later (Orn. Jahrb. 1905, p. 65), and noted it as a 

 winter visitor. 



In Lanzarote 1 identified a stnft'ed specimen in tlie 

 Gonzalez private collection (Ibis, 1914', p-. 62). It might 

 strike one as curious that the Thrushes should resort to 

 such islands as Fuerteventura when a wealtli of verdure 

 awaits them in the islands of the western group, but this is 

 doubtless explained by the geographical [)osition of tlie 

 eastern islands, which lie much nearer the regular line of 

 flight of migratory birds. 



Needless to say, the Song-Thrush which occurs in the 

 Canary Islands has invariably been quoted as I'urdiis 

 niitsicus Linn., and it was not until quite recently that an 

 examination of specimens which I had shot in Gran Canaria, 

 together with those in the Meade-Waldo collection in the 

 British Museum, revealed the fact that the migratory 

 Thrush of the Canary Islands is undoubtedly the conti- 

 nental race (Tiirdus piiiltiiiichis ///li/otne/iis-) [T9frdi/,s' musicfis 

 lausicas auctorum] . 



Range. The Continental Song-Thrush is apparently dis- 

 tributed through Europe generally, wintering in south 

 Europe and north Africa, the Canary Archipelago pr-obably 

 being the southern limit of its winter range. 



Turdus mnsicus "'". Redwing. 



(= Turdus ilianis auctorum.) 



Turdus uiiisrcMS Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 169 — 

 Type locality : Sweden. 



The Redwing is evidently an Occasional Visitor in winter 

 to the islands, I have never met with it myself. 



Webb and Berthelot (Orn, Canarienne, p. 12) were the 

 first to mention this species, but a certain amount of 

 confusion seems to have taken place between this species 

 {Tardus iUacus of all former writers) and the Song-Thrush, 

 Turdus p. phi/ome/us (Turdus musicus auctorum). 



* See my footnote given under Turdus p. pKilo7nelus. 



