596 Mr. D. A. Bannermau on the 



a, i, c? ? . Near Barrauco de Fataga, Maspalomas, 28tli 

 Feb. ^2. 



Iris dark ; bill black ; feet blackish. 



This is the resident species generally found in the south 

 of Gran Canaria, where it frequents the deep barrancos, 

 and roosts in the high overhanging cliffs. A few birds 

 occasionally wander to the '"' Charco"' on the coast, but they 

 are generally confined to the higher level. Curiously enough, 

 I have seldom seen these little Swifts anywhere in the 

 north of the island, but I believe there is a colony in the 

 Barranco de la Virgen near Firgas. Polatzek records them 

 from Tafira. 



Dexduocopus major thaxxeri. Thanner's Great Spotted 

 Woodpecker. 



Piciis major Thaoner, Orn. Jahrb. xxi. p. 91 (1910). 



Dendrocopus major thanncri Le Roi. Orn. jSIonatsb. 1911, 

 p. 81 *. 



Dryobates major thanneri Ilartert, Vog. Pal. Faun, vol, ii. 

 p. 90G (1912). 



a. ? . Near Cueva de las Ninas, 750 metres. 22nd 

 Jan. '10. 



b. S ■ Piuar Pajonal. 23rd Jan. '10. 



c. c? . Cueva de las Ninas, 760 metres. 24^th Jan. ^10. 



d. S- Piuar Pajonal, 830 metres. 23rd Jan. '10. 



e. S- Piuar behind Cueva de las Ninas, 3100 ft. 10th 

 Feb. '11. 



/. c? . Pillar above Juncal, 4000 ft. 11th Feb. '11. 



Iris cherry or bright red ; legs and feet slate-coloured to 

 black : bill blackish horn-coloured ; nails black. 



Total length 9-2-9*7 inches ; expanse of wing 16*2 inches; 

 tip of the wing to tip of tail 1"9 inches. 



Dendrocopus major thanneri is distinguished from D. m. 

 canuriensis (typical locality Tenerife) by having (1) the 

 entire under side lighter throughout, (2) tlie brownish 

 frontal band generally lighter. From typical Swedish ex- 

 amples of D. major it is distinguished by the darker brown 



