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them at Chichivac on November 26. November 24 I saw one over 

 the open ridges of Desconsuelo at 10,200 feet. December 3 they 

 were fairly common along the railroad between Guatemala City 

 and Puerto Barrios. 



No indication of migration was noted so that the birds seen are 

 supposed to be the resident form. 



Family ACCIPITRIDAE 



ACCIPITER STRIATUS VELOX (Wilson) 



Falco relox Wilson, American ornithology, vol. 5, 1812, p. 116, pi. 4.5, fig. 1 

 (Philadelphia, Pa.). 



Near Duenas I saw one on November 3 at close range in a dry 

 wash. At Panajachel several were noted in densely grown ravines, 

 and on November 12 I shot an adult male. This bird had used the 

 perch where it was secured for some time, as the ground beneath 

 was covered with its droppings. 



BUTEO JAMAICENSIS (Gmelin) 



Falco jamaicensis Gmbxin, Systema naturae, vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 266 (Jamaica). 



At 6,500 feet on the slopes of Volcan de Acatenango, above Dueiias, 

 on November 4 I saw a red-tailed hawk with dark head and throat 

 and white under parts pass overhead. On November 24, at 10,500 

 feet at Desconsuelo, a beautiful dark bird with a red tail came to 

 rest in the top of a tall pine but circled away screaming shrilly before 

 I came within gun range. It is probable that the second bird was 

 B. j. calurus^ while the first may have been of this race or may have 

 been B. j. costaricensis. 



BUTEO NITIDA MICRUS Miller and Griscom 



Buteo nitida micrus Miixeb and Gbiscom, Amer. Mus. Nov., No. 25, Dec. 7, 1921, 

 p. 4 (4 miles northeast of Chinandega, Nicaragua). 



On November 30 in the open woods of a coffee finca at 3,200 feet 

 near Las Lajas on the Pacific slope below Alotenango I heard low 

 cries from a large bird hidden in the leaves of a tree top. As I 

 walked toward it suddenly it flew out and swooped at another that I 

 had not seen, and both circled above the trees. Against the light 

 they appeared in silhouette without color, and I was surprised when 

 I shot one at long range to pick up one of these light-colored hawks. 

 The general appearance was that of Buteo inagnirostris^ with rather 

 heavy body and short tail. 



