. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . Coming Ashore at Camp on Maspalomas Plain. [To face page 202 THE CHARCO OF MASPALOMAS 203 this same spot, but was not obtained. It probablybelonged to the light-backed race [Larus fuscus affinis\which in winter wanders down the coast of France,Portugal, and North-West Africa, at any rate as faras the Canary Archipelago. In proof of this, I havethe particulars of a Lesser Black-backed Gull markedas a nestling on 2nd August 1913, at the Fame Islands
. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . Coming Ashore at Camp on Maspalomas Plain. [To face page 202 THE CHARCO OF MASPALOMAS 203 this same spot, but was not obtained. It probablybelonged to the light-backed race [Larus fuscus affinis\which in winter wanders down the coast of France,Portugal, and North-West Africa, at any rate as faras the Canary Archipelago. In proof of this, I havethe particulars of a Lesser Black-backed Gull markedas a nestling on 2nd August 1913, at the Fame Islands,off Northumberland, which was recovered off Cape Jubyon the 13th November of the same year, at a distanceof approximately 3000 statute miles by direct sea routefrom its place of birth. The owner of the Maspalomas Charco is a distin-guished Spaniard, Don Pedro Castillo, who, being awareof our visit, most kindly sent his major-domo early themorning after our arrival to assist us in transportingour tents and baggage to our next camping these an ox-waggon was obligingly put at ourdisposal, and we ourselves set out on mules to cross theneck of heavy sa
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