S48 Mr. T). A. Bannerman o)i the [Ibis, 



inclusion of this bird in the Canarian List^ as he records an 

 example killed on the coast of Tencrife. A confusion with 

 Lanius excubitur kcenigi — the Grey Shrike of the islands — is 

 probably responsiljie for the error. 



I have not seen Serra's publication, but believe from 

 Cabrera's account of species No. 38 that L. minor is the 

 only Grey Shrike mentioned in Serra's list. The inference 

 is obvious. 



Sylvia subalpina. Subalpine Warbler. 



This species has certainly never occurred in the Canary 

 Islands. 



(jodman in his paper (Ibis, 1872, p. 175) has simply 

 transferred the name Sylvia passerina Lath., as employed 

 by Webb & Berthelot (Orn, Canarienne, p. 15) and 

 Bolle (J. f. O. 1854, p. 454), to Sylvia subalpina lionelli 

 ■without any explanation of liis action. Godnian doubtless 

 thought the description of S. passerina given by Webb & 

 ]?erthelot applicable to the Subalpine Warbler and to no 

 other bird. 



This error has been copied by Cabrera (Catulogo, p. 42), 

 but Ilartert, Polatzek, and I detected the mistake, and the 

 first-named pointed it out many years ago in Nov. Zool. 

 1901, p. 308. 



Sylvia orphea. Orphean Warbler. 



Busto mentions this species (Topografia raedica, 1864, 

 p. 103). 



Curruca orphea Temm. is included by Cabrera in his list 

 (Catalogo, 1893, p. 41) on the authority of Busto (/. c). 



Sylvia passerina. [Species indeterminable.] 



Sylvia passerina Lath. ; Webb & Berthelot, Orn. Canari- 

 enne, 1841, p. 15 ; Bolle, J. f. O. 1854, p. 454. 



S. passerina Temm.; Bolle, J. f. O. 1857, p. 282. 



To begin with the name Sylvia passerina of Gmelin, 

 Latham, and Temminck is absolutely indeterminable, though 

 Motacilla passerina Graelin has been fixed by Hartert on to 



