592 Mr. D. A. Baunermau 07i the 



Pax DION HALiAETUs. Osprcy. 



Pandion haliaetus Thaimer, Orn. Jahrb. xxi. p. 86 (1910). 



a. S. jNIaspalomas. 23rd Feb. '12. 



b. S ■ „ 2^tli Feb. '12. 



Iris bright yellow ; bill black, base whitish; feet greenish 

 Avhite. 



Total length in the flesh 23 inches; expanse of wing 

 64 inches. Weight in the flesh 3 lbs. 9 oz. 



These magnificent birds are, I am glad to say, by no 

 means rare. They frequent the coast from Maspalomas 

 westwards, and during ray stay at the '^Charco " I saw several 

 individuals, besides the two which I obtained. They were 

 all quite fearless, and while watching one flying leisurely 

 along the coast I was lucky enough to see the bird suddenly 

 dive with a loud splash completely below the water. In the 

 space of three or four seconds it reappeared holding a fairly 

 large fish in its talons. Its legs were stretched out to their 

 utmost with the weight of the fish, and in this manner it 

 flew slowly towards the shore. Another pair inhabit the 

 cliff's between Arguineguin and Slogan. Ilerr von Thanner 

 observed the Osprey on all the coasts which he visited, and 

 mentions a nest in the high walls of a bananco, far inland, 

 to the east of Maspalomas. 



Strix flammea. Barn-Owl. 



Strix flammea Thanner, Orn. Jahrb. xxi. p. 89 (1910). 



Strix flammea gracUirostris Ilartert, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. 

 p. 31. 



I have met with this Owl only once during my wanderings 

 in the island, though it is said by Herr von Thanner to be 

 found in the north. The single specimen used to frequent the 

 country near the Cueva de las Ninas, but we never managed 

 to secure it, although it was often heard and once seen 

 sitting on the ground in the bright moonlight close to our 

 tent by my companion Mr. P. H. Pittard. 



Dr. Hartert has described a subspecies of the Barn-Owl 

 from Fuertcventura and Lanzarote which he calls Strix 



