31 Si Mr. G. C. Taylor 07i Birds collected 



found in the dense and unexplored forests of Honduras. When 

 I was at Belize, Chief Justice Temple informed me that they 

 were by no means rare in the neighbouring forests, and that 

 dead specimens might be obtained without any great difficulty, 

 but that the rearing of the young birds required great care, and 

 was rarely attended with success. I also learned from him that 

 they were not unfrequently shot by the mahogany cutters, who 

 are either negroes or Caribs, or a mixed breed #f both races. 



74. Leyland's American Partridge. {Ortyx leylandi.) 



I frequently saw coveys of these birds, especially on the high 

 ground near Comayagua. They were usually lying in long 

 grass, and when disturbed used to fly for shelter into the thick 

 bushes. They were difficult to raise without a dog, and very 

 difficult to see when up. The ground they frequented was so 

 full of ticks and Garrapatas, as to destroy my keenness in the 

 pursuit of them, and I did not obtain a specimen ; but Mr. 

 Edwards procured several after I left the country. In habits 

 this species seemed to resemble the common Virginian Quail of 

 North America. 



75. Salle^s Tinamou. (Tinamus sailed.) 



The only instance in which I observed this bird was near 

 Aremeciua. It ran from the side of the track iu front of my 

 mule, and I shot it while on the ground. It was a very good 

 specimen, and I much wished to preserve it ; but there was no 

 time to do so, and we were short of palatable food. We found it 

 very good when cooked. The flesh had a greenish tinge. This 

 I had previously noticed in birds (I suppose of the same species) 

 which were served at table in the hotel at Panama. When 

 riding through the bamboo and palm forests on the Atlantic slope, 

 where the ground was completely sheltered by the thick foliage 

 from the rays of the sun, we used often to see large birds running 

 along the ground some distance ahead, which disappeared in the 

 jungle as we approached. They were not unlike Tinamous ; or 

 could they have been large Rails, such as an Aramus ? 



76. Large White Egret. [Herodias egretta.) 



I shot one of these birds on Tigre Island, and should say that 

 they are not uncommon in Honduras, where, in suitable localities. 



