5GG Mr. D. A. Bannerman on the 



not possible now in tliis '' Cliarco " to come npon tlie pretty 

 picture of bird-life wliicli llerr vou Thanner portrayed in 

 Ids paper! Buzzards occasionally visited the ground, and 

 Vultures, Kites, and Ravens were numerous, I never came 

 across the Peregrines which Ilerr von Thanner mentions, 

 although I kept a strict look-out for them and visited the 

 harranco where they are supposed to breed; Ospreys, on 

 tlie other hand, were by no means rare and were seen on 

 several occasions between jNtessrs. Elder & Fyffes' fruit-store 

 and Arguineguin. V,ot\\ Larus fascus (? subsp.) ^wA Larus 

 cach/nnaits were found on the coast, but the former was 

 by far the most plentiful species. Terns {Sterna Jiirundo) 

 were entirely absent and have ceased to breed there, as they 

 evidently did until quite recently. 



I am greatly indebted to Don Pedro Castillo, the owner 

 of this '' Charco," for most kindly allowing me to camp there, 

 and for giving me every facility to collect on his estates. 



Division VI. — The JFestern Zone. 



This part of the island is really the most difficult to define, 

 as it comprises types of very different country. Moreover, 

 it is the district with which I am least acquainted. It 

 embraces the wild mountainous region bordering the coast 

 from Agaete to jNIogan, and thence inland to Fatnga and 

 Tiiajana. INfany huge barrancos break up the coast-line, 

 and these deep valleys are often extensively cultivated. 

 Birds are much more abundant where cultivation exists, 

 lienee many species were noted here which were not met 

 Avith in the intervening country. A typical barranco is 

 that which leads from Puerto Mogan to the Pinar Pajonal, 

 and the following species were lu^ticed there in abundance : 

 llock-Pigcons, Shrikes, Chiffchaffs, Blue Tits, Grey Wagtails, 

 Spectacled Warblers, Blackbirds, Canaries, Ravens, Kites, 

 Kestrels, and Kgyjitian Vultures ; Corn-Buntings were also 

 seen, but were not so numerous. 



Prom Mogan to Aldea the rough mule-path passes through 

 fine wild scenery and thence on to Agaete. As I have 

 already stated, I have not personally travelled along the 



