Ornithology of Central Ameinca. 355 



I picked out a specimen of this Hobby, the finest, perhaps, 

 of the genus. The skin is of an adult female and in good con- 

 dition. Mr. Meany had received it from Vera Paz. 



17. AcciPiTER piLEATUs, Max. 



This bird having occurred in M. Salle's collection from South 

 Mexico, might naturally be expected to be found also in Gua- 

 temala. 1 have now two specimens from Vera Paz, both in the 

 immature dress. They were shot by Juan Prado, who has cer- 

 tainly been most fortunate in obtaining rare birds of prey. 



18. IcTiNiA MississippiENSis, Wils. J Baird, Rep. p. 37; 

 Cassin, Ibis, 1860, p. 103. 



One specimen from Coban occurs in the last collection, but 

 I. plumbea is by far the commonest species of Ictinia in Vera 

 Paz. The present bird is clearly distinguishable from that spe- 

 cies, the differences being rightly pointed out by Mr. Cassin 

 (/. c). I am not aware of any other specimen of this Hawk ex- 

 isting in this country except the one in the British Museum. 

 It appears to be almost as rare in North American collections. 



19. Scops flammeola, Licht. in Mus. Berol. ; Kaup, Trans. 

 Zool. Soc. 1859, p. 226. 



One specimen of this rare Owl was shot by Mr. Owen in the 

 mountain of Santa Barbara, near San Geronimo. M. Salle's 

 Mexican collections, I believe, contained but one example, which 

 was placed in the late Prince Charles Bonaparte's private col- 

 lection. 



COLUMB^. 



20. Chlorcenas flavirostris, Wagl. Isis, 1831, p. 410; 

 Sclater, P.Z.S. 1856, p. 309. 



Volcan de Fuego. Collected by Mr. Fraser. 



21. Leptoptila ? 



Several specimens of a third species of this genus, which may 

 possibly be the Columba erythrothorax of Temminck. It is cer- 

 tainly distinct from either L. albifrons or L. ruf axilla. 



GALLINiE. 



22. TiNAMUS ROBUSTUS, Sclater, P.Z S. 1860, p. 253. 



I obtained two eggs of this species in Yzabal in 1859. They 



