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darker tlirougliout. Tliere appeared to be no difference 

 whatever in the size of the wings. 



The Rock-Sparrow is very locally distributed in Gran 

 Canaria ; it frequents the dry rocky ground overgrown 

 with Euphorbia and Cactus. Large flocks are always to 

 l)p. found in the Barranco Seco between Las Palmas and 

 Tafira, and many are usually seen there, dusting themselves 

 on the main road. In the town of Las Palmas it has 

 been entirely supplanted by the Spanish Sparrow, thongh 

 occasionally a large flock wanders down below the golf-links. 

 \\\ the villages in the ]\Ionte it is found nesting under 

 the eaves of the houses, and on the road to Aguimes large 

 flocks are always to be seen. 



Serinus canarius. Canary. 



Serinus canaria canaria Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. i. p. 84 

 (1910). 



a. Near Santa Brigida, 5CO0 ft. 22ud Dec. "08. 



b, c. ? et ? Santa Brigida. 4th Jan. '09. 

 d c? . Tirajana, 2700 ft. 9th April '09. 



e-Ii. cJ ? . Cumbres (camp 4), 5650 ft. ISth Feb. 'IL 



i. ^ . Charco, Maspalomas, sea-level. 23rd Feb. 'L2. 



k. Charco, Maspalomas, sea-level. 28th Feb. ^L2. 



Iris dark; l)ill dark or light horn-colouied ; feet brown. 



Total length in the flesh 4'9-5*4 inches ; expanse of wings 

 8" 7 inches. 



The Common "Canary'' is very plentiful indeed all over 

 the island, and is by no means confined to the Monte, 

 although it prefers the high ground. It sings gloriously in 

 its wild state, and several may often be heard at the same 

 time ; it seems especially fond of the Eucalyptus-trees 

 which line the road from below Santa Brigida to San 

 Mateo. 



I saw several at Juncal, 3600 ft. (just below the Pinar), 

 and others again in the pines at the Cueva de las Ninas 

 close to my camp. On the Cumbres" the birds are more 

 often seen in flocks ; I met with them at 5000 ft., just below 

 Roque Nublo, on Feb. 12th. On the following day, while 



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