Ornithology of Central America. 231 



Lake of Duenas ; but, as specimens have not been collected, 

 they cannot be referred with certainty to this species. 



Subfam. Parking. 



362. Parr A gymnostoma, Wagler. Parra cordifera, Less. : 

 Dcs Murs, Icon. Orn. pi. 42. 



Very common at Belize and Peten ; less so at Omoa (Leyland). 

 Observed by Salvin in the Pacific coast-region near Santana 

 Mixtan, and obtained by Capt. C. L. Wyke on the Lake of 

 Amatitlan in the central regrion. 



Ordo Vn. ANSERES. 

 Fam. L ANATID^. 



363. Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linn.): Baird, Rep. p 770. 

 (N. A.) 



Shot by Mr. G. C. Taylor on the Lake of Yojoaj Honduras. 



364. Dafila acuta (Linn.) : Baird, Rep. p. 776. (N. A.) 

 Seen at Belize in December, and common, during the winter, 



on the Lake of Duefias. It departs northward in March. 



365. QuERQUEDULA CAROLiNENSis (Gm.): Baird, Rep. p. 777: 

 (N.A.) 



Aloor River, Honduras (Leyland). 



366. QuERQUEDULA DiscoRs (Linn.) : Baird, Rep. p. 779. 

 (N.A.) 



Common in winter on the Lake of Duenas, but disappears in 

 March. Also seen at Santana Mixtan, Pacific coast-region. 



367. Spatula clypeata (Linn.) : Baird, Rep p. 781 . (N. A.) 

 Like the two preceding, inhabits the Lake of Duefias during 



the winter, and departs towards the end of March. 



368. Mareca AMERICANA (Gm.) : Baird, Rep. p. 783. (N.A.) 

 Common on the Lake of Atitlan, where it was seen in May 



1858, and also observed near the village of Laguna, about a 

 day's journey from Guatemala. 



369. FuLiGULA AFFiNis, Eyton : Baird, Rep. p. 791. (N. A.) 

 Excessively abundout on the Lake of Dnefias in the winter 



R 2 



