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collection formed at Coban, which contains over 100 species. 

 This surprised me more at first than it does now that I have 

 become more acquainted with the local distribution of the species. 

 Yesterday (xiugust 14th) I shot, on the Volcan de Fuego, an 

 hour-and-a-half's ride from Duenas, eight species of birds, of 

 which seven were new to my collection. Yet this includes 250 

 species, among which are all but one or two of the common 

 birds observed about Duenas. 



24. Tanagra diaconus. Less., sp. 78. 



Duenas, July 3rd. This is the first time I have noticed this 

 bird at Duenas. It is common on some parts of the coast. 



25. Calliste larvata, Du Bus, sp. 80. 



In the forest surrounding Yzabal this Calliste is commonly 

 met with in the month of June, the neighbourhood of the Campo 

 Santo being the locality in which I found it most abundant. 

 The first morning that I went out I fancied that I saw it, but 

 did not succeed in shooting a specimen. However, to make 

 sure I was not mistaken, I remained another day, and succeeded 

 in obtaining three specimens, and saw others. I found them 

 usually in the open parts of the forest, flying about and hopping 

 from tree to tree in pairs. I noticed nothing peculiar in their 

 cry. It was feeble, but partook of a Fi-ingilline character. From 

 the perfect state of the plumage and the size of the eggs in the 

 ovary, I am led to suppose that, late in the season as it was, no 

 incubation had taken place. 



26. Euphonia affinis (Less.), sp. 82. 



Duenas, July 4. This bird is numerous now, but escaped my 

 observation last year. I usually find it feeding on the fruit of a 

 tree called the ' Amate.' 



Fam. FRINGILLID^. 



27. Spermophila corvina, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 379. 

 Common about Yzabal. No. 227. 



28. GuiRACA coxcRETA (Du Bus.), Bull. Ac. Brux. xxii. 

 p. 150 : Sclat. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 302. 



Yzabal, June 21. Only one specimen (no. 235), seen sitting 



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