G24- ^Ir. D. A. 13annerman on the 



e,f. c? ? . Above San ]^Iateo (2600 ft.). lOtli Feb. '12. 



g. Above San Mateo (2800 ft.), lltli Feb. '12. 



Iris dark ; bill dark greenish horn -coloured ; feet l)rown. 



A. c. nana is distinguished by its small size from the 

 European species. Wing-measurements : ^ (2) 76 mm., 

 (2) 78mm.; ? (2) 74mm., (1) 75mm. 



Linnets are resident in the island, and may be seen 

 frequenting the grain-fields in large flocks ; they seemed 

 particularly plentiful in 1912, and in February there were 

 many hundreds in the fields above San Mateo. They are 

 almost confined to the Monte and the Vega districts, in the 

 south of the islaud they are rai'e. Breeding commences in 

 ]\larch. Tlie first nest of this species which I discovered 

 was almost complete on ]\larch 8th ; it was placed in a 

 small fir-tree about twelve feet from the ground, and was 

 composed of small fir-twigs lined with hair. The nest was 

 empty, but on March 12th it contained four eggs, and 

 another was laid between that date and March 1-ith, when I 

 next visited the nest. 



The eggs were bluish white faintly marked Mith purplish 

 brown. 



AcAXTHis CARDUELis PARVA. Lcsscr Goldfiuch. 



Carduelis cardaelis parva Tschusi, Orn. Monatsb. 1901, 

 p. 131 -^j Thanner, Orn. Jahrb. xxi. p. 97 (1910). 



Acanthis carduelis parva Ilartert, ^ <^'g- ^^^- Faun. i. p. 69 

 (1910). 



Cardaelis carduelis nana Hartert, Nov, Zool. 1901, 

 p. 323. 



a,h. (^ 2 • Las Palraas. 5th April '09. 



c. S- Tirajana. 9th Aprir09. 



(l-f. S ? . Above San Mateo (2800 ft.). 11 Feb. "12. 



This is a small form of the European Goldfinch. Upper 

 parts exceptionally dark. 



Goldfinches are met with in some numbers in the Monte 

 and Teror districts. They are never seen very far from 

 cultivated land and at times are found close to Las Palmas. 

 They are resident in Gran Canaria throughout the year, and 

 Herr von Tlianner found them breeding- in some numbers 



