NOTES' ON GUAlTEMALAN' BIRDS' — WETMOIRE 579 



ATLAPETES BRUNNEI-NUCHA BRUNNEI-NUCHA (Lafresnaye) 



Embernagra britnnei-nucha Lafresnaye, Rev. Zool., Apr. 1839, p. 97 (Mexico). 



The present species was found at Sierra Santa Elena in the same 

 dense, low growths inhabited by AtJapetes g. ginseipectus but was 

 much le.ss common. The passage of dogs through the brush occa- 

 sionally brought one into sight, but ordinarily they flew a short dis- 

 tance with quickly tilting flight and then disappeared into the dense 

 cover. Occasionally one darted with set wings down some steep 

 slope. The two obtained were shot by Axel Pira, Jr., on November 

 19 and 25. 



ATLAPETES GUTTURALIS GRISEIPECTUS Dwight and Griscom 



Atlapetes gutturaUs griaeipectus Dwight and Griscom, Amer. Mus. Nov., No. 16, 

 Sept. 9, 1921, p. 3 (Quetzaltenango, 8,500 feet, Guatemala). 



At Sierra Santa Elena these birds were fairly common but were 

 seen with some difficulty, since they frequented low growth in rather 

 dense woodland and ordinarily seemed to move aside under cover so 

 that they were not seen. Wlien the dogs accompanied us into the 

 forest and ranged through the brush these finches would sometimes 

 flush and alight for an instant on a low perch, offering a quick shot, 

 and it was thus that we secured our specimens. Of the seven taken 

 on November 18, 19, 21, and 23 five were brought me by Axel Pira, Jr. 



In preparing specimens I noted that the sternum was small ar^d 

 the wings rounded, indicating a bird of weak flight. On the other 

 hand, the legs were strong and heavily muscled, showing activity 

 on the ground. The stomach was large and seemed far more promi- 

 nent than ordinary in the body cavity, the abdominal section of the 

 trunk seeming especially heavy when compared with the weak- 

 muscled anterior portion. 



MELOZONE BIARCUATUM (Prevost and Des Murs) 



Pyrgita biarcnata Pkevost and Des Mues, Voyage autour du monde sur . , . 

 la Vcmis, Atlas, Oiseaux, 1846, pi. 6 (Guatemala). 



On November 4 at 7,600 feet near Canderas I shot one in dense 

 scrub, where it ranged low down near the ground. Others were seen 

 there, but this was the only opportunity that I had to take one. Near 

 Panajachel where the birds were fairly common they were known as 

 to?. On November 12 in a weed-grown milpa near the lake shore 

 one flushed to fly a foot or two and then dropped at once into cover. 

 Driven out of this it crossed a little barranca to hide again. Others 

 were seen here and finally I secured one. Another was taken on 

 November 14. At Sierra Santa Elena I recorded several on Novem- 

 ber 19 in low brush bordering woodland at 9,500 feet. On November 



