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nortli lay the islands of Graciosa^ Montana Clara^ Roqne del 

 OuestCj and Allegranza, seeming from this elevation to be 

 only a stone's throw away. Three or four pairs of Ravens 

 and many Kestrels lived in these cliffs, and doubtless 

 Egyptian Vultures, Ospreys, aud Barbary Falcons had their 

 eyries close at hand. Polatzek found the latter species 

 breeding here and speaks of it in his excellent paper. 

 Rock Pigeons swarmed, and far down below many Herring 

 Gulls (Larifs cachinnans) were congregated on a ledge upon 

 which it is highly probable they had nested earlier in the year. 



An ancient Spanish goatherd told me that he had recently 

 pulled out two White Owls (Tyto fiammea gracilirostris) 

 from this same cliff, but I had not the luck to fall in with 

 them myself. 



I was informed that " Pardelas," i. e. Pnffinus kuhli 

 flavirostris, nested lower down at the foot of the " Risco," 

 where, however, I was unable to descend in the short time 

 at my disposal. It would be highly interesting to learn if 

 any other species of Petrel has ever been found breeding 

 in Lanzarote. It was near here that Polatzek saw many 

 Eleonore Falcons {Falco eleonora:) in late August. I did 

 not, however, meet with any in this district. Near the 

 town of Haria, Thick-knees were heard every evening. A 

 clutch of eggs was taken on May the 26th, and exceptionally 

 beautiful eggs they were. Curiously enough Swifts were 

 not seen until the morning that we prepared to leave. 

 These were all Micropus m. brehmorum. The nights spent at 

 Haria were very cold, the clouds creeping down the moun- 

 tains and almost enveloping the camp, accompanied usually 

 by a high wind which sprang up about five o'clock. While 

 in this camp I had the pleasure of receiving a visit from 

 Dr. Bottger, an eminent German naturalist, who was making 

 a complete tour of the archipelago. He was on his way 

 south from the northern islets, and had been accompanied 

 part of the time by Herr von Thanner. He gave me the 

 bad news that this ornithologist had been taken seriously ill 

 in Allegranza, and been forced very shortly after his arrival 

 to return to Tenerife empty-handed. 



