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of Guatemala, and also further to the southward, from the road 

 to the mines of Alotepeque and the ruins of Copan. 



In Vera Paz, during my second visit to Guatemala, through 

 the cordial help of Mr. Robert Owen, I obtained a collection 

 from San Geronimo, and also another during two visits to 

 Coban. With Mr. Godman I explored some of the mountains 

 of Santa Cruz, especially the neighbourhood of Chilasco, and 

 again visited Coban. We then descended to the lowlands of 

 Choctum, and I afterwards went by way of Cahabon to Peten, 

 and thence, descending the Belize river, visited the Cays of the 

 Belize coast, returning to Guatemala by way of Yzabal. Both 

 of us also, on separate occasions, passed down the Polochic 

 river into the lake of Yzabal. So much for our own explora- 

 tions. I have mentioned the great help rendered by Mr. 

 Wyld and his family, who, by employing Indian hunters of 

 Duenas, obtained for us some very valuable additions. Mr. R. 

 Owen also, and Mr. Hague of San Geronimo, aided us very 

 materially in Vera Paz. From Don Vicente Constancia we 

 procured a considerable number of skins, partly collected in the 

 vicinity of the Antigua, and partly from Vera Paz. Don Carlos 

 Meany, of Guatemala, also furnished us with a few specimens. 

 The greater part of our collections from Choctum and the tierra 

 caliente north of Cohan, in Vera Paz, were formed by Cipriano 

 Prado, an excellent collector, who, with the aid of Indian shooters, 

 thoroughly exhausted that district of novelty. His brother, 

 Juan Prado, also made a good collection, chiefly of Raptores, in 

 Coban ; and Felipe Sierra, also an energetic collector, furnished a 

 good contribution from the valley of the Polochic. Collections 

 were also obtained from Cahabon and Tactic. On the Pacific 

 coast, Enrique Arce, who is now so successfully exploring Veragua 

 and Costa Rica, made a collection in the vicinity of Retaluleu 

 and Champerico. A few additional species were also most kindly 

 given me by Dr. Bernouli of Masatenango, who had formed a 

 small collection. These, with some occasional specimens ob- 

 tained from various quarters, comprise the principal sources from 

 which our collection has been amassed. 



The parts least explored, and which therefore present the 

 greatest chance of additional discoveries, are the Altos north of 



