r>18 i\lr. D. A. T3aniierraan on the 



wliicli lies at 2500 ft. Von Tlianner found it most plentiful 

 at Moya, to the west of Teror. 



In the south of Gran Canaria, as T have said, this Finch is 

 particularly scarce, and I have never seen or heard a single 

 example in the large tracts of })ine-forests through which 

 I have travelled. It is by no means shy, and can be 

 watched as closely as our own form at home. The note 

 of the male is very similar to that of F. Calebs. The 

 Chaffinch is resident in the island and breeds in suitable 

 places. 



In the neighbouring island of Tenerife it commences 

 layiug about 23rd of INIay. Mr. j\leade-Waldo says 

 that " Three eggs are the usual clutch, though four are 

 often laidj and also very frequently only two I" 



In examples from Gran Canaria the wing-measurements 

 ill males appear to be decidedly smaller than in birds 

 from the other islands. Moreover, the black frontal baud 

 is less distinct. 



The changes of plumage to which this Chaffinch is 

 subject render it very difficult to make out a satisfactory 

 key to the species found in the Canary group. Two 

 examples in my collection, killed in February, have the 

 mantle and back olive-brown, the feathers of the crown 

 being also tipped with this colour. 



Key to (he Species of Fringilla inhabiting the 

 North Atlantic Islands. 



I. Upper parts uniform dark slate-grey F. pahna. 



II. Upper parts parti-coloured. 



a. Crown of head light sLate-grey, black frontal 



band very distinct. 



«'. Upper mantle olive-green, middle of back 



brownish grey F. maderensis. 



b^. Entire mantle and back wa-hed with olive- 

 green F. mort'Ieti. 



b. Crown of head glossy blue-black, frontal baud 



indistinct F. canaricnais. 



The scattered distribution of the various species of 

 Fringitta in the North Atlantic islands has been commented 

 on by almost every writer on this group. 



