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Tringa alpina alpina. The Dunlin. 



Tringa alpina alpina Linn. ; Banner man, Part I. pp. 46, 

 57, 71. 



Dunlins were seen sparingly on the reefs at Toston in 

 Fuerteventura, by the Lago Januvio in Lanzarote, and on 

 the island of Graciosa. Whenever met with they were 

 always in very small numbers, never in flocks. One example 

 had assumed breeding plumage and had the testes fairly 

 large. Dunlins do not apparently frequent any particular 

 part of the coast for long, and I do not think any remain in 

 the islands through the summer. 



Examples were obtained from Fuerteventura and Lan- 

 zarote. 



Bill black ; iris dark hazel ; feet dark slate-colour. 



Tringa hypoleuca. The Common Sandpiper. 



Tringa hypoleuca Linn. ; Bannerman, Part I. p. 46. 



A few Common Sandpipers were noticed on the reefs at 

 Toston. In Gran Canaria these birds are, I believe, found 

 all the year round, but I very much doubt if this is the case 

 in the eastern islands, where they probably only touch on 

 migration. 



Specimens were obtained from Fuerteventura. 



Bill dark horn-colour ; iris dark hazel; feet pale yellowish 

 grey. 



Totanus totanus. The Redshank. 



Totanus totanus (Linn.) ; Bannerman, Part I. pp. 46, 63. 



A single bird was seen on the Toston reefs in Fuerte- 

 ventura; we did not meet with it again. 



I saw a mounted example in a collection at Arrecife. 



I should imagine the Redshank to be a scarce migrant to 

 the Canary group. 



None were obtained during the Expedition. 



Totanus nebularins. Greenshank. 



Totanus nebularius (Gunner) ; Bannerman, Part I. p. 72. 



Limosa lapponica lapponica. Bar-tailed Godwit. 

 Limosa lapponica lapponica (Linn.) ; Bannerman, Part I. 

 p. 63. 



