JUL 1 1903 



No. 6. — Birds and MammaU from Honduras. 

 By OuTKAM Bangs. 



Ix the early winter of 1902, ^Slr. W. W. Brown, .Jr., started on a 

 short trip to tlie coast of Honduras. He collected for a few weeks in 

 January, at Ceiba (on some maps Laceiba), situated on the hot coastal 

 jtl.iiu at about sea level. In February he prepared, with the aid of an 

 assistant, for the exploration of the little known mountain range that 

 extends, parallel w-ith the coast, some twenty miles inland from Ceiba. 

 After a few days' work at Yaruca (1,000 ft.), Mr. Brown had the mis- 

 fortune to lose his assistant, and though among unfriendly Indians, con- 

 tinued to collect there for a few weeks. He was obliged, however, to 

 abandon his mountain trip. 



The birds and mammals secured belong, for the most part, to well- 

 known species ; there are, however, a few rare and interesting forms in 

 the series, and the distribution of some of the birds is considerably 

 extended. A complete list of the species collected follows. 



BIRDS. 



Butorides saturatus Ridg. 



One adult $ ; Yaruc.i. This skin is referable tn the form first described 

 from Swan Island. 



Micrastur guerilla Cass. 



Four specimens, young and adult ; Ceiba and Yaruca. 



Accipiter bicolor (Vieill.). 



One adult $ ; Yaruca. 



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