598 Mr. D. A. Bannerraan on the 



Iris cliocolate-browiij pupil blue ; bill ( ^ ) orange, ( ? ) 

 brown ; feet brownish liorn-coloured. 



Total length in the flesh 10" 1 inches ; expanse of wings 

 14*8 inches. 



This insular race of Blackbird is distinguished from 

 T. merula by its longer bill, shorter wing and tail, and by 

 the very dark colouring of the female. 



The Blackbird is by no means conspicuous in Gran Canaria, 

 and is confined to the cultivated ground and deep sheltered 

 barrancos. In the Monte two or three individuals can gene- 

 rally be seen close to Santa Brigida, and the woods between 

 this place and San Mateo are perhaps the spots most 

 frequented by them in the island. In the south I have met 

 with them sparingly, generally in the almond-groves or near 

 some village, where their familiar cry has betrayed their 

 presence. They are resident and breed in the island, and, 

 contrary to the custom of the bird found iu England, lay 

 very few eggs in a clutch. The song is very seldom heard. 



TuRDUs Musicus. Soug-Thrush. 



Tardus musicus Meade-Waldo, Ibis, 1889, p. 1. 



a,b. c? c? • Santa Brigida. 20th Jan. ■'11. 



c. S . Cueva de las Ninas, 2800 ft. 7th Feb. '11. 



Iris reddish-brown ; bill — upper mandible black, lower 

 mandible yellowish ; feet yellow. 



Total length in the flesh 8*1 to 8'9 inches ; expanse of 

 wings 13'6 inches. 



The Song-Thrush is a winter visitor to Gran Canaria ; 

 I found it in considerable numbers near the Cueva de las 

 Ninas in February 19] 1. A few were seen near Santa 

 Brigida in January, but they are by no means plentiful iu 

 the Monte districts. I was much struck by the remarkable 

 wildness displayed by these birds; they were very hard to 

 approach, and flew with surprising swiftness. They do not 

 remain to breed. 



Erithacus rubecula superbus. Tenerife Redbreast. 

 Erithacus superbus Koenig, J. f. O. 1889, p. 183 *. 

 Erithacus rubecula superbus Tliannei', Orn. Jalirb. xxi. 

 p. 92 (1910) ; Hartert, Yog. Pal. Faun. vol. i. p. 754 (1910). 



