508 ]Mi'. D- A. Baiuierman on the 



from tlie species found on the mainland, I judge that they 

 are worthy of sul)S[)ecific rank. In each case where this has 

 been done, I have given the characters wliich separate tliem 

 from tlie original species. 



A large collection of birds from the other islands of the 

 Canary Archipelago^ collected by Mr. ]\Ieade-Waldo and 

 now in the British jMnscum, has been available for com- 

 parison. TJiroughout the paper I have quoted Dr. Ilartert's 

 vahiable work 'Die Yogel der Palaarktischen Fauna ' as ' Vog. 

 Pal. Faun.,' and the 'Novitates Zoologicse' as 'Nov. Zool.'' 



An astcri>,k (*) })laccd against a reference denotes the 

 uriybud description of the species or sidispecies. 



1 hope at some future date to publish a paper dealing with 

 the nidiiii'ation of the Birds of Gran Canaria ; at present, 

 however, my notes are very far from complete on the subject, 

 and I have therefore refrained from discussing in this paper 

 the many interesting problems which have been brought to 

 my notice. 



I should hke to express my grateful thanks to the following 

 residents in Gran Canaria who have all done their utmost 

 to assist me in my various ex[)editions in the island : — Mr. T. 

 11. ]\lorgan, Mr. jNIaurice Blandy, Mr. Vines, Mr. Charles 

 INIillcr, and especially to Mr. P. 11. Pittard, avIjo has accom- 

 panied me on all my trips and helped me considerably in the 

 forming of my collection. 



I am al.-o deeply indebted to Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant 

 for help which he has given me, and to his attendant 

 Mr. Wells. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATES IX.-XII. 



IX. Map of the Island of Graii Canaria (p. 558). 

 X. Fig. 1. The Cumhres of Gran Canaria (p. 5G0). 



Fig. 2. The Pinar of Gran Canaria (p. o(Jl). 

 XI, Fig. 1. Desert-like Plains of Gran Canaria (p. 503). 



Fig. 2. The " Charco " of Maapalonias, Gran Canaria (p. 564). 

 XII. Fruujilla teydea polatzeld, |^q (p. 614). 



Fig. 1. Male, on a branch of Finns cunariensis. 

 Fig. 2. Female, on the ground, |. 



