. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . ■ Water-plants in the Maspalomas Charco. \To lace page 206 THE CHARCO OF MASPALOMAS 207 More or less isolated in the Charco are severalinteresting species of land birds, among which I wasdelighted to find the Canarian race of the SardinianWarbler [Sylvia melanocephala leucogastra) ; here fiveor six pairs were observed hopping about in the tamarisksand darting in and out of the tussocks of long flight is very curious and at once attracted myattentio
. The Canary Islands : their history, natural history and scenery : an account of an ornithologist's camping trips in the archipelago . ■ Water-plants in the Maspalomas Charco. \To lace page 206 THE CHARCO OF MASPALOMAS 207 More or less isolated in the Charco are severalinteresting species of land birds, among which I wasdelighted to find the Canarian race of the SardinianWarbler [Sylvia melanocephala leucogastra) ; here fiveor six pairs were observed hopping about in the tamarisksand darting in and out of the tussocks of long flight is very curious and at once attracted myattention; the male has brilliant orange-red Black-headed Warbler (as it is sometimes called)of the Canary Islands differs very slightly from thetypical race, but the characters which distinguish itare constant and are more marked in the females thanin the males. ChiffchafTs were often noticed and must be naturally expected to find many water birds livingin this type of country, Ducks, Herons, Coots and Moor-hens, etc., but in this I was disappointed. We certainlysaw an occasional Heron in the Charco, and one bir
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