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27th of May and the 7th of June ; inchided are one or two 

 species noted by other observers, but which we did not our- 

 selves meet with : — 



1. Acanthis cannahina harterti. — A single Linnet was seen 

 flying overhead. 



2. Anthus b. bertheloti. — Resident and breeding. We 

 found them fairly plentiful in certain parts of the island, 

 but not nearly so common as they are in the main islands, 



3. Erythrospiza githaginea amantum. — -Only two small 

 flocks were seen, flying over the camp. We did not come 

 across any on the plains. 



4. Lanius excubitor kcenigi.^—khoxxt four pairs were seen, 

 They are evidently resident here, and seem to prefer the 

 sand-dunes between Mt. Amarilla and the camp. One pair 

 was always noticed on a thick patch of Euphorbia scrub near 

 the large central crater. All these birds appeared to be in 

 moult. 



5. Sylvia conspicillata bella. — Met with in small parties 

 flying about the plains, frequenting chiefly the hummocky 

 ground. There are always four or five together. They are 

 very restless and move about a great deal, 



6. Upupa e. epops. — Only one example of tliis bird was 

 seen. It was very wild and had obviously just flown over 

 from Lanzarote. 



7. Tinnunculus tinnunculus dacotia. — About six birds were 

 noticed on the island, all immature. They were remarkably 

 shy and difficult of approach. As we w^ere leaving Graciosa 

 on June the 7th we met several girls carrying baby Kestrels 

 in down, which tliey had taken from a nest on the westeru 

 side of the island. 



8. Buteo buteo insularum. — Meade-Waldo shot a ]3u?zard 

 here in 1890, which he found, living in the walls of one of 

 the craters. I did not observe any myself and did not se*? 

 any signs of an old nest. They have probably deserted the 

 island. 



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