6.2 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on an Ornithulogical 



May the 27i\\, tlie day we had decided to move on to 

 Graeiosa^ broke with torrents of rain ; throughout the night 

 a violent storm had been raging, and a tearing wind caused 

 us the greatest difficulty in striking camp. The heavy luggage 

 had to be sent on camels via Orsola, while we rode through 

 Haria^ past the western slopes o£ Monte Corona (1940 feet)^ 

 thi-ough thick mist to the summit of: " El Risco," where we 

 descended by a precipitous path 1500 feet to the sea-shore. 

 Here we lit a bonfire on the beach to attract the attention 

 of the fishermen on Graciosa^ which ancient signal, employed 

 by Mr. Meade-Waldo twenty-seven years previously, is still 

 the only means of communication between the inhabitants 

 of the two islands. 



While waiting for the steamer on my return journey to 

 Gran Canaria at Arrecife I made the acquaintance of a 

 local ornithologist, who kindly invited me to view his private 

 collection. The birds were for the most part exceedingly well 

 mounted and included a number of interesting forms. As 

 the entire collection had been formed in Lanzarote by the 

 owner himself, it was of considerable interest. 



Besides containing examples of all the commoner species 

 the following were identified without any doubt. It will be 

 seen that several rare stragglers to the Canary Islands are 

 included in the appended list. 



List of rare or otherwise interesting species recognised in 

 private collection at Arrecife. All the specimens were 

 said to have been shot in Lanzarote. 



Sturnus v. vulgaris (Starling), 



Lanius s. sejiator (Woodchat). 



Tardus m. musicus (Continental Song-Thrush). 



Cyanosylvia sveciea cyanecula (White-spotted Blue-throat), 



Jynx i. torquilla (Wryneck). 



Cuculus c. canorus (Cuckoo). 



Clamator glandarius (Great Spotted Cuckoo). 



Asio accipitrinus (Short-eared Owl). 



Tytojlanimea graeilirostris (Slender-billed Barn Owl). 



Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides (Barhary Falcon). 



Falco eleonorce (Eleouore Falcon). 



