ihe Tublnares in the North Atlantic Islands. 467 



Records connected with the Breeding and Distribution of 

 Pujffinus kuhli flavirostris in the North Atlantic Islands. 



Feb. Birds appear end of Feb. (Madeira) : Schmitz. 



March 4. Very few birds arrived in breeding-haunts (Villa Islet, 

 Sta. Maria, Azores) : Ogilvie-Grant. 



19. Hundreds of Shearwaters otf'Tenerife: Reid. 



April 7. Birds not yet arrived to breed (Graciosa, E Canary Is ) : 

 Meade-Waldo. 

 18. Hundreds on the higli seas (Mndeira Group) : Schmitz. 

 Mid- April. Birds not yet arrived in breeding-holes (Flores, Azores) : 

 O. -Grant. 

 24-29. Birds paired, no eggs (Salvage Is.) : 0. -Grant. Birds 

 probably arrive at breeding-haunts in April (Eastern 

 Canary Islands) : Bannerman. 

 May 4. Birds pfiired, no eggs (IJeserta Grande) : O.-Grant. 



27-31. Birds just commenced laying (Graciosa, E. Canary Is.).: 

 Bannerman. 

 30. About 12 birds sitting, many nesting places still empty 

 (Cabras Is., Terceira, Azores) : O.-Grant. 

 End of May, Birds breeding (Azores) : Godman. 



June. Almost all the eggs found this month (Madeira Group)-: 



Schmitz. 

 1. Large colony arrived, nearly all with fresh eggs (Villa 

 Islet, Sta. Maria, Azorfs) : O.-Grant. 

 1-7. Majority of birds have just laid (Graciosa, E. Canary 

 Is.) : Bannerman. 

 7-14. All birds sitting on fresh eggs (Montana Clara IsL, 



E. Canary Is.) : l^annerman. 

 8-15. Most favourable for finding eggs (Madeira Group) : 



Schmitz. 

 9-14. All birds on fresh eggs, no young as yet (AUegranza, 

 E. Canary Is.) : Bannerman. 



20. Eggs obtained (Anaga Rocks, Tenerife) : Brit. Mus. 



Coll. 

 23. Many birds nesting, some of tlie birds sitting, some eggless 



(Baixo Is., Porto Santo) : Schmitz. 

 July. Young are hatched early in this month (E, Canary Is.) : 



Bannerman. 

 Aug. 5. Fishermen commence collecting Pardelas, which are then 



said to be well-grown (E. Canary Is.) : Bannermaij. 

 Sept. 1. Latest date on which bird-in-down found between ISOo- 



1899 (Madeira Group) : Schmitz. Down-covered 



young taken (Porto Santo) : Schmitz. . 

 15. .4.dults obtained (Gran Canaria) : NicoU. 



