746 Mr. D. A. Banuerman on the [Ibis_, 



Charadrius apricarius. Golden Plover. 



Charadrius apricarius Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, 

 p. 150 — Type locality : Sweden. 



I can only include the Golden Plover as a Rare Visitor, 

 probably dnring- mij]jration. I do not believe it ever winters 

 in the islands. 



Webb and I3erthelot mention it in tlieir book as a bird 

 of passage in winter (Orn. Canarieune, p. 33), and had 

 probably observed it during the autumn migration. 



Polatzek says "it seems to appear of ten ^^ (Orn. Jahrb. 

 1909, p. 128), but gives no data and probably he is only 

 quoting Webb and Berthelot^s opinion {supra). 



Cabrera obtained one on the coast of Tenerife at Punta 

 del Hidalgo, and remarks that it is only found there in the 

 spring (CatalogOj p. 56). 



From the above records it seems hardly possible to include 

 the Golden Plover as even an Occasional Visitor. Webb 

 and. Berthelot termed most birds of this class " Oiseaux de 

 passage," irrespective of the number of tinies they had 

 appeared in the Archipelago ; moreover, these authors were 

 the pioneers of ornithological work in the Canaries, and they 

 had not the advantage of previous workers' experiences. It 

 was only to be expected tliat in several cases they should 

 form incorrect conclusions of a bird's status in the Archi- 

 pelago, for instance, they believed the Kentish Plover to be 

 only a " bird of passage in winter,^' whereas it is resident 

 and breeding as well as migratory. 



Being a wading bird of powerful flight the Golden Plover 

 may later prove to be much more regular in its appearance 

 than now seems to be the case. 



Range. The Goklen Plover breeds in northern and central 

 Europe eastwards to the Yenesei. It winter it visits 

 northern Africa and has also been recorded from the Azores. 



Squatarola squatarola. Grey Plover. 



Trinya squutarolalAun. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 149 — 

 Type locality : Sweden. 



The Grey Plover is a Bird of Passage and a Winter Visitor 

 in small numbers to the Canary Islands. 



