490 Mr. D. A. Bannerman 07i the Distribution of 



May 3. Birds arrived exceptionally early (Porto Santo) : 



Sclimitz. 

 4. Adults not yet begun to breed (Deserta Grande) : 



O.-Grant. 

 4. Many birds arrived (Deserta Grande) : Sclimitz, 

 4 & 7. Adults obtained (Porto Santo) : Sclimitz. 



15. Many seen off Garachico (Teuerife) : Meade-Waldo. 

 25. Adults obtained (Porto Santo) : Schmitz. 

 1-29. None were seen between these dates (Azores) : 

 O.-Grant. 

 May and the beginning of June are the most favourable 

 months for finding the eggs of £. bulweri (Madeira 

 Group) : Schmitz. 

 June 7-14. Large numbers breeding, all -with fresh eggs (Montana 

 Clara, E. Canary Is.) : Bannerman. 

 12. One egg (Tenerife, W. Canary Is. ) : Gomez. 

 14. Bird caught on egg (Teuerife, W. Canary Is.) : Meade- 

 Waldo. 



14. Two adults obtained (S. Lourenco, Madeira) : Schmitz. 



15. Two eggs (Desertas) : Schmitz. 



18. Adults obtained (Tenerife, W. Canary Is.) : Gomez. 

 20. Eggs (Anaga Rocks, off Tenerife, W. Canary Is.): 



Crowley Bequest to Brit. Mus. 

 20. Adults obtained (Madeira) : Jardine. 



20. Two adults and one young-iii-down (Tenerife, W. 



Canary Is.) : Gomez. 



21. Adults obtained (Tenerife, W. Canary Is.) : Gomez. 



22. Two eggs obtained (Porto Sauto) : Schmitz. 



23. Nine eggs obtained (iiaixo Isl., Porto Santo) : Schmitz. 



25. Three adults obtained (Tenerife, W. Canary Is.) : 



Meade-Waldo. 



26. One egg obtained (Porto da Cruz, Madeira) : Schmitz. 

 July 2. Eggs much incubated (Madeira Group) : Schmitz. 

 Mid-July. Down-covered young maybe met with (Madeira Group) : 



Schmitz. 

 (No date). Eggs taken (Desertas) : Frere. 

 (No date). One egg obtained (Desertas) : Ex Tristram Coll. 

 (No date). One egg obtained (Desertas) : Brown. 

 Aug. 4. The first down-covered young collected (Porto Sauto) : 



Schmitz. 

 25. A down-covered young caught in harbour (Funchal, 

 Madeira) : Schmitz. 

 Sept. 1. Down-covered young obtained (Porto Santo) : Schmitz. 



12. A down-covered young (Porto Santo) : Schmitz. 



