56 Mr. R. B. Sliarpe on the Genus Glaucidium. 



The following is therefore my proposed arrangement of 

 the American species of Glaucidium with reference to Mr. 

 Ridgway's paper on the genus : — 



1. Glaucidium gnoma. Californian Owlet. 

 Glaucidium passerinum, var. californicum, Ridgway, Pr. 



Bost. Soc. xvi. p. 94 (1873). 



Hab. Western Region of North America from Vancouver 

 Island^ southwards through Central America to Guatemala. 



List of Specimens examined. 



E Mus. Brit. — a, ^ juv. Vancouver Island {J. K. Lord) . 

 b. Mexico, c. Central America. 



E Mus. Salvin and Godman. — a, b, ad. Choctum, Vera Paz, 

 Guatemala, Jan. 1860 (0. Salvin). c, ad. Choctum, Jan. 

 1862 (O. Salvin). 



E Mus. Now. — a, pull. Orizaba, Mexico [Botteri) . b. Gua- 

 temala, c. Guatemala {Skinner), d. Northern California 

 [Brydges) . 



E Mus. H. S. Le Strange. — a, ? ad., b,juv. City of Mexico 

 {H. S, Le Strange). 



E Mus. H. E. Dresser. — a, ad. Vancouver's Island, Nov. 

 16th, 1867 (/. Hepburn). 



2. Glaucidium griseiceps, sp. n. Isthmian Owlet. 

 Glaucidium 2}umilum (pt.), Ridgway, I. c. p. 97. 

 Hab. Central America from Guatemala to Veragua. 



List of Specimens examined. 

 E Mus. Brit, — a, ad. Guatemala. b,juv. Veragua (^rce). 

 E Mus. Salvin and Godman. — a, b, c, d. Choctum, Vera 

 Paz, Guatemala (0. Salvin). e. Chisec (O. Salvin). 



3. Glaucidium pumilum. Brazilian Owlet. 

 Glaucidium pumilum, Ridgw. /. c. p. 97. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



List of Specimens examined. 

 E Mus. Brit. — «, A. South America, r, rf. Brazil, e. Bra- 

 zil {Claussen). f,(j. Bahia (fFwc/^erer). 



