348 Mr. D. A. Bannerman on an Ornithological 



Dr. Sassi, who compared a series of the Sardinian Warblei* 

 from the Canary Islands with a series from the typical 

 locality, came to the conclusion that specimens from 

 Canary could not be distinguished from European ex- 

 amples. Dr. Sassi, however, on his own statement only 

 compared males, which, as I pointed out in my paper on 

 the Birds of Gran Canaria ('Ibis/ 1912, p. 601), very 

 closely approached Sylvia m. melanocephala Gm., but a 

 much greater difference is exhibited by the females. An 

 examination of hens from the Canary Islands and from 

 Sardinia will, I think, show clearly that the two races must 

 be kept apart. 



This geographical race of the Sardinian Warbler is by 

 no means rare in Fuerteventura, though necessarily rather 

 local in its distribution, being practically confined to the 

 ])laces where tamarisks flourish. We first met with it in 

 the barranco de la Pena (Part I. PI. III. fig. 1) on the 

 w'cst coast, where it was fairly plentiful ; it must also be 

 found in tlie dry valley of Gran Tarajal on the east coast. 

 Ilerr von Thanner met with it in the district known as 

 Rio de las Palmas and also at Antigua, where, however, I 

 did not see it. It had finished breeding in Fuerteventura, 

 several empty nests being found in the tamarisk bushes. 



We did not come across this Warbler in Lanzarote or any 

 of the smaller islands ; Polatzek, however, mentions the bird 

 from Lanzarote. 



A small series was obtained from Fuerteventura. 



Bill dark blackish horn-colour, lower mandible whitish at 

 the base ; iris light hazel, eyelids brilliant reddish orange ; 

 feet ochreous yellow. 



Sylvia conspicillata bella, Canarian Spectacled Warbler. 



Sylvia conspicillata bella Tschusi ; Bannerman, Part I. 

 pp. 60, 65, 85, 89. 



In Fuerteventura we only saw this little Warbler in the 

 north of the island on one occasion. In the south we met 

 with it again in the barranco of Gran Tarajal. It is said 

 by von Thanner to appear everywhere but not to be very 



