332 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on an Ornithological 



any of the western islands with the exception of Gran 

 Canaria. The south-east coast of this latter island to a 

 large degree resembles Fnerteventura in character, and both 

 Coursers (C. g. gallicus) and Trumpeter Bullfinches {E. 

 g. amantum) * are found there : Sandgrouse (P. arenarius) 

 have also been seen in this district in former years. 



The following species and subspecies represent the 

 Families alluded to above : — 



Erythrospiza giiliaginea amantum, 

 Saxicola dacoticB dacolice. 

 Saxicola dacotice murklce. 

 Pterocles arenarius. 



CMamydotis undulata fuerteventurce, 



Cursorius gallicus gallicus. 

 Hceinatopus niger meadeioaldoi. 



Only one family is represented by two closely allied forms 

 which inhabit different islands in the eastern group. The 

 Chats (^Saxicola) being represented in Fuerteventura by 

 Saxicola d. dacotice and in Montaiia Clara and Allegranza by 

 Saxicola d. muriela. 



Other species and subspecies found in the eastern group 

 which have not yet been mentioned are either peculiar to 

 the Canary Archipelago or to the islands of the north 

 Atlantic. Of these : — 



1. Carduelis carduelis parva, 



2. Anthus bertlieloti hertheloti, 



3. Lanius excubitor kcenigi, 



4. Sylvia melanocephala leucogaster, 



5. Sylvia conspicillata bella, 



6. Micropus unicolor unicolor, 



7. Buteo buteo insidarum, 



8. PuMnus Jxuhli flavirostris ] ,, , . , ^ _, 



^ -^^ • •;■ 7 7- > Maden'a and Canary Seas, 



9. Fupinus assimilis baruh \ ■' 



10. Cvlumba livia canariensis, 



11. Caccabis petrosa koe7iigi, 



are all breeding birds in the eastern group of islands 

 with the possible exception of M. u. imicolur, which has not 

 yet been definitely proved to nest there. 



* This bird is also occasionally met wltli in the desert parts of 

 Tenerife. 



