324- Mr. D. A. Baimerman on the [Ibis, 



sure to vary as to whether or not some of the species would 

 have been placed better in Appendix B or even in the 

 Systematic List, but judgment has been formed only after 

 most careful investigation. 



For ten years I have been working at the birds of this 

 group and studying the writings of previous authors, so that 

 I have formed very definite opinions on the merits and 

 trustworthiness of the works consulted and of the records 

 which they contain. 



If any reasonable doubt exists as to whether or not a bird 

 has occurred in the Canaries, I have included that species in 

 Appendix A. It will always be an easy matter to add a 

 species to the list of Authentic Visitors. It will be much 

 more difficult to delete a species which has been included on 

 insufficient evidence. 



Notwithstanding, there is bound to be criticism of a list 

 containing some 310 names, and I hope the criticism will 

 1)6 public, as the list published in ' The Ibis^ is only a fore- 

 runner of a much larger work which I some day hope to 

 publish. 



The birds included in Appendix A number twenty-four, 

 as follows : — 



Family FringillidjE. 



EniKeriza cia. Meadow-Bunting. 



tmberiza cia Linn. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. 1766, p. 310 — 

 Type locality : S. Europe. 



A member of the B. O. U., Mr. William Serle, kindly 

 wrote to tell me that while staying in Gran Cauaria he had 

 observed a few of these Buntings at close range in a garden 

 near Jjas Palmas on the 10th of May, 1910. No specimens 

 were obtained, but Mr. Serle was convinced of his correct 

 identification and watched the birds for some time through 

 powerful glasses. I know of no resident bird or regular 

 visitor with which he could have confused it. 



Range. The MeadoAv-Bunting breeds in southern Europe 

 and in winter visits northern Africa. 



