57.2 ^Ii". r>. A. Bannerman on the 



fluslied a couple of these birds in a dense field of beans, 

 -which reached to my waist. They were the first I had 

 actually shot myself in the island. They nttered a sharp 

 cry of alarm as they rose, and flew strongly and fast. One 

 bird which fell was nnfortunately lost. The Spaniards bunt 

 them with dogs. 



Pterocles arenarius. Black-breasted Sand-Grouse. 



Pterocles arenarius Bolle, J.f. O. ]857, p. 332. 



I have never seen tlie "Sand-Grouse" in Gran Canaria, 

 nor have I beard of any having been shot in recent 

 years. Proof that it was once looked upon as an habitue 

 is given by Dr. Bolle, wbo, writiug in 1857, remarks : 

 " Gangas are found in the S.E. of Canaria in the neighbour- 

 hood of Juangrande and Sardinas, and are by no means 

 uncommon ; but the people there were uncertain whether 

 they bred in the country or only came across from Tierra 

 del ]\Ioro. The English people in the island call them 

 ' grouse/ because of their resemblance to the Tetrao of 

 their native land." 



Ko doubt stragglers occasionally fly over from Fuerte- 

 ventura to the south of Gran Canaria. They are resident in 

 tlie former island and by no means uncorumon. 



CoLUMBA LiviA. Pock-Dove. 



Columba livia Thanner, Orn. Jahrb. xxi. p. 98 (1910). 



a. ? . Near Tirajana. lOtb April '09. 



b. ^ . Pina Pajonal (Cueva de las Ninas). 24th Jan. '\0. 



c. S ■ Piuar near Juncal (4000 ft.). 8th Feb. '1 ] . 

 d-f. J ? ? . Maspalomas village. 25tb Feb. 'J 2. 



Iris reddish orange; bill black; feet pinkish claret- 

 coloured. Total length in the flesh 12 inches. 



Testes of specimen c were very large. 



The Rock-Pigeon is most numerous everywhere in the 

 island. The birds are very shy, and unless shot flying are 

 not easy to obtain ; they are very plentiful on the west 

 coast and roost in the caves of the cliffs at Guanarteme, 

 every evening flying down from the country to spend the 



