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j)icl<ed the carcf.se out of the vvater^ carrying it some way 

 out to sea, when it let its prey drop well out of my i-eacli. 

 Mr. Meade-Waldo was informed by the peasants that Turn- 

 stones were breeding in the eastern islands ; he himself 

 saw them paired in June. This may be the case^ as they 

 undoubtedly breed in the Azores. 



Calidris arenaria. Sandcrling. 



a. c? . Cliarco of Maspalomas. 24th Feb. '12, 



b,c. S '^- „ „ 27th Feb. '12. 



^. ? . „ „ 29th Feb. '12. 



Sanderlings were found in February 1912 frequenting 

 the mouth of the " Charco " in small flocks. They are 

 migrants to the island ; I have never seen them in the 

 north near Las Palmas. 



Tringa hypolecca. Common Sandpiper. 



a. ? . Las Palmas. Jan, '11. 



b, c. ? ? . Charco, Maspalomas. 23rd & 27th Feb. '12. 

 Iris dark blue with a reddish tinge; bill black ; feet 



grey-green. 



Total length in the flesh 8 inches ; expanse of wings 

 13'6 inches. 



Herr von Thanner does not record the Common Sand- 

 piper from Gran Canaria. On the rocks between Las Palmas 

 and the Port_, and also on the reef in Confltal Bay, it is 

 most plentiful. I saw this species in every month which I 

 have been in the island, December to April inclusive, and 

 I have no doubt that it is resident throughout the year. 

 I several times saw Common Sandpipers in the '^'^ Charco'^ 

 at Maspalomas, where they frequented the edges of the 

 stagnant pools. They probably breed there. 



Tringa alpina. Dunlin. 



a. ?. Mouth of the "Charco/' Maspalomas. 23rd 

 Feb. '12. 



Dunlins are occasionally found on migration, but even 

 then are not by any means plentiful on this island. 



