574 Mr. J). A. Bannerraan on /lie 



ill the '^ Cliarco " at Maspalomas. He also establislies the 

 species as a breeding bird and states that he received 

 five eggs wliich had been taken at ]\Iaspalomas. I can only 

 surmise that the parent birds were shot after the eggs had 

 been taken, as there were certainly no Waterhens in the 

 " Charco" at the time oP my visit. Both this and the preceding 

 species Avere known to the natives in the neiglibourhood. 



OcEANODROMA CASTKO. jMadciraii Fork-tailed Petrel. 



The ]\Iadeiran Fork-tailed Petrel is found in the seas of 

 the Canary Archipelago, and Mr. Nicoll saw large numbers 

 of it before reaching Gran Canaria, when on board 

 the 'Valhalla.' Mr. Ogilvie-Grant found this Petrel 

 breeding on the Desertas, Porto SantOj and the Azores. 

 There are no records of its having bred on any of the 

 Canary Islands. 



Doubtless several other species of Petrels frequent the 

 seas round Gran Canaria. 1 have only mentioned those 

 which have been seen actually within sight of the island. 



BuLWEUiA BULWERi. Bulwcr's Pctrcl. 



I have never seen this Petrel in the island myself^ though 

 it must, of course, occur there. Mr. Meade-Waldo writes to 

 me that during his residence in the islands he found a pair 

 breeding in a cave near Arucas. This town is situated 

 some distance from the coast. 



PuFFiNUS KUHLi. JMeditcrranean Shearwater. 



a, b. ^ . Coufital Bay. 17th Nov. ^1. 



The two specimens recorded above were obtained for me 

 in November by Mr. P. R. Pittard, who has also supplied 

 me with the following note on the species: — "Numbers of 

 these birds frequented Confital Bay from October 1st till 

 November loth, 1911. The fishermen affirm that they 

 ' turn up •* every year about the same time ; they appeared 

 quite fearless, and were skimming over the sea quite close 

 to the reef. None came within the sheltered water.'' 



