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"I propose to name the eastern subspecies 



" ACANTHIS CANNABINA HARTERTI, Sllbsp. n. 



in honour of Dr. Hartert. 



"The main points in which this bird differs from Acanthis 

 cannabina nana are the following : — 



" The upperparts are several shades lighter, and lack the 

 particularly rich colouring of the Western Island, form ; the 

 sides and flanks lack the deep chestnut markings and are 

 less boldly streaked with light brown ; and the white area on 

 the belly is more extended. 



" Bab. Euerteventura, Lanzarote, Graciosa and Alle- 

 granza. 



"Type in the British Museum. Lanzarote, £ , 25. v. 13 

 (coll. D. A. Bannerman). 



" The fact that the bird from the Eastern Islands differs 

 from that found in the Western Islands is not surprising if 

 we take into consideration the all important fact, the physical 

 characteristics of the group. Whereas the Western Canary 

 Islands are mountainous, well-watered and highly productive, 

 the Eastern Islands are for the most part flat, and consist 

 chiefly of desert land. 



"At a future meeting of the Club I hope to make some 

 remarks on the Petrels which we found breeding in the 

 Eastern Islands." 



Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo said that many years ago 

 he had drawn attention to the differences between the 

 Linnets found in the Eastern Group of the Canary Islands 

 and those of the Western Group, and had especially noted 

 the fact that males on the Island of Fuerteventura had, as 

 a rule, little red on the breast in the breeding-season ; 

 while the birds procured by him in Lanzarote were coloured 

 as in the ordinary form. 



In connection with the occurrence of the new race of 

 Chat found on Montana Clara and Allegranza, and the 

 Linnet found in the Eastern Canary Islands, the Chairman 

 remarked that many other similar instances were known of 



