GOG Mr. D. A. Bannerman on the 



Px\RXJs c^ERULEUs TENEiiir.E. Tencrife Blue Tit. 



Parus caruhus teuer'iffa Hartert, A'og. Pal. Fann. p. 350 

 (1910) ; Thanuer, Orn jahrb. xxi. p. 91 (1910). 



a, i. c? ? • Santa Brigida. 4tli Jan. '09. 



c. ? San Mateo. Feb. '11. 



d-g. ? Above San Mateo (2800 ft.). lOtli and 11th 

 Feb. 'U. 



Iris reddish brown ; bill black ; feet dark brown. 



This pretty little Tit is found throughout the island, and 

 is especially common in the Monte and jnst above San Mateo. 

 It is plentiful in the south of the island, and frequents the 

 Pinar^ where I have seen it up to 4000 ft. in some numbers. 

 It is a noisy little bird, and its note is often the only sound 

 hcaid in the deptli of the silent forest, as it moves in small 

 ])artics from tree to tree. Occasionally it is found near Las 

 Palmas, frequenting the thick vegetation in the gardens of 

 the Santa Catalina Hotel. 



The eggs laid are generally three to five in number, 



jMotacilla boarula canauiensis. Canarian Grey Wagtail. 



MotaciJla boarula canariensis Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1901, 

 p. 313*; Thanner, Orn. Jahrb. xxi. p. 93 (1910). 



Motacitlu boarula boarula Hartert, Yog. Pal. Fann. p. 298 

 (1910). 



a. Above San Mat6o, 4-000 ft. 22nd Dec. '08. 



b. Between San Mateo and Teror. 23rd Dec. '08. 



c. fZ. (? ? . Las Palmas. 20tli Feb. '11. 



Iiis dark brown; bill black; feet dark brown. Total 

 leiigtli in the flesh 7 inches; expanse of wings 9^ inches. 



As I have not a series of adult birds in my own collection 

 for compaiison^ I quote the following remarks of Dr. Har- 

 tert on this subspecies, vide Nov. Zool. 1901, p. 313 : — 

 '■' Motacilla b. canariensis stands between M. b. boarula and 

 31. b. schmitzi. It is not so dark on the upper surface as 

 the latter, the parts round the ear are not so black, but they 

 are much darker than in typical European birds, the 

 superciliary stripe and the stripe on the cheek are smaller. 

 .... Mr. Meade-Waldo has already pointed out the superior 



