1919-] Birds of the (Mnary IslaiKh. 717 



Hierro. 



No actual record as yet. 



Palma. 



Said to breed in the inland by Polatzek (Oni. Jabrb. 1909, p 22); 

 also noted by Koenig (J. f. 0. 1890, p. 487). 



Gomera. 



Herons are recorded from this island by Bolle, wlio says (J. f. O. 

 1857, p. 338) that many are said to visit Gomera in winter. 

 He was not sure of the species, but they are unlikely to be any 

 but A. cinerea in this island. 



Futrteventura. 



Polatzek observed it here (Orn. Jahrb. 1909, p. 21) and I saw a bird 

 at Toston myself in May 1913 (Ibis, 1914, p. 46). Von Thanner 

 often saw it in the spring, and noted as many as five together in 

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



Lanzarote. 



Polatzek often saw it in the spring (Orn. Jahrb. 1909, p. 21). 

 Von Thanner saw it at Ai'recife and records (Orn. Jahrb. 1913, 

 p. 189) clutches of eggs of this bird * from Lanzarote, but not 

 taken b}' himself and therefore requiring further confirmation. 



Graciosa. 



Polatzek often saw it here in the spring, but could hear nothing of 

 its breeding in the island (Orn. Jahrb. 1909, p. 21). 



Allegranza. 



A single bird recorded by myself (lbi.s, 1914, p. 87) as frequenting 

 the island in June 1913. 



Range beyond the Archipelago. 



Distributed throughout the greater part of Europe and 

 Asia and in most parts of Africa. 



Ardea purpurea purpurea. Purple Heron. 



Ardea purpurea Linn. ISyst. Nat. 12th ed. 1766, |). 236 — 

 Type locality : France. 



This is a Rare Visitor. I can only trace one authentic 

 record, this being a bird which was shot at Laguna and 

 identified by both Meade-Waldo (Ibis, 1889, p. 4; 1898, 

 p. 198) and Cabrera (Catalogo, p. 62). 



* Here recorded in the vernacular only — " ein grauer Eeiher.'' 



