336 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on the [Ibis, 



Family Anatid^. 



Anser anser. Grey-Lag Goose. 



Anser anser Linn. Syst. Nat. lOtli eel. 1758, p. 123 — 

 Type locality : Sweden. 



It seems fairly certain from the acconnts of ancient 

 writers that an extensive lake was once to be found in Tenerife 

 near the town of Laguna, from which lagoon the ancient 

 ca[)ital of Tenerife takes its name. That this lagoon teemed 

 with wildfowl seems to be certain, for Viera mentions how 

 the Captain General of the Canaries amused himself in the 

 citadel of Laguna by watching the Falcons which were 

 dashing down upon the various waterfowl, forced by the 

 peasants with their slings to rise from the surface of the lake. 



Cabrera in his Catalogo, p. 68, under Anser cinereus 

 Mey., wrote "Esta especie, mencionada por Viera y Manrique, 

 fue en un tiempo frecuente en las lagunas de Tenerife. ^^ 

 Viera gives an account of an Anser under the name " Ganso" 

 ill his Diccionaiio, p. 306 (1866), but does not mention the 

 species. 



It is quite possible that this Goose did occur in olden days 

 in Tenerife, and I have therefore included it in Appendix A, 

 althougji it stands to reason that no very definite proof 

 can exist. 



Ranye. The Grey-Lag Goose breeds in the extreme north 

 of America and in northern Europe, resorting in winter to 

 southern Europe and northern Africa, extending eastwards 

 to China. 



Querquedula querquedula. Garganey. 



Anas querquedula Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 126 

 — Type locality : Sweden. 



The Garganey is included solely on the very poor evidence 

 of Cabrera, who in his list (Catalogo, p. 68) includes 

 " Querquedula circia "" as an accidental visitor to the Archi- 

 pelago. Cabrera did not have a specimen in his own 

 collection and gives no further information of the specimens 

 seen. 



