1920.] Birds 0/ the Canary Islands. 355 



Pelecanus onocrotalus. White Pelican. 



Although Cabrera says of this species (Catalogo, 1893, 

 p. 64), ''This Pelican, which is an extremely rare visitor 

 in the Canaries, has been cited by Berthelot from the 

 Eastern Group," I have been unable to find any mention 

 of it in Webb & Berthelot's * Ornithologie Canarienne.' 

 They may certainly have published the fact elsewhere, but 

 Cabrera is the first author to include it in his regular list. 



Polatzek mentions the Pelican and numbers the species 

 in his list of visitors which have been authenticated, but 

 remarks without any further reference : "It is said to have 

 been seen on the Eastern island " (Orn. Jahrb. 1909, p. 132). 



This is not very conclusive evidence that the Pelican has 

 actually occurred in the Archipelago, although it is as 

 likely to do so as many of the species enumerated in this 

 Appendix. 



Phaethon aetherius. Red-billed Tropic-bird. 



According to Cabrera (Catalogo, 1893, p. 66) the first 

 author to mention this bird is Serra (Oruithologia Canaria, 

 1879-1882), whose work has not been consulted. 



Cabrera gives no further information about it himself. 



Polatzek (Orn. Jahrb. 1909, p. 133) notes that Ramon 

 Gomez, the Orotava chemist, told him that it was ohserved 

 in former years. Gomez's word cannot be relied upon to 

 any great extent — witness the Cuban Owl! 



Ardea goliath. Giant Heron. 



Serra (Ornithologia Canaria, 1879-1882), whose work I 

 have not seen, is responsible for this record, according to 

 Cabrera (Catalogo, 1893, p. 62), who includes Ardea (juliath 

 Brehm in his list on Serru's authority. 



Anthropoides virgo. Demoiselle Crane. 



Busto (Topografia medica, 1864, p. 10-4) notes tiiis species 

 in his work as Ardea viryu. 



Cabrera includes it (Catalogo, 1893, p. 61) on the 

 authority of Busto. 



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