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the map of this region with the foregoing. In the former we 

 had practically the whole country covered by one species or 

 another ; here, wide expanses of territory intervene between 

 mapped areas from which no members of the group are known, 

 and even whole political divisions are without a single represen- 

 tative of the genus Megascops. 



Megascops barbarus (Set. d- Salv.) 



This species appears to be of restricted range, inasmuch as no 

 records have been found outside of Guatemala. The type was 

 taken at Santa Barbara, Vera Paz, and is now in the Sclater and 

 Salvin collection. The following are the records. 



Guatemala. Santa Barbara, Vera Paz (Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 186S, 56 — 

 type); Santa Barbara Mts. (Ibis, 1861, 355); road between Coban and 

 Chicsa (spec, in U. S. Nat. Mus.) ; "Central Guatemala" (Ridgway, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1878, 85-117). 



Megascops nudipes ( Vieill.). 



This also is restricted, being confined to Veragua, eastern 

 Costa Rica, and the western portion of what is now Colombia, 

 and eastern and central Costa Rica. Arce took specimens in 

 both Veragua and Costa Rica ; in the latter place it was quite 

 rare in the vicinity of San Jose, and occurred at only high alti- 

 tudes. 1 



Costa Rica. San Jose (Cherrie, Auk, IX, 1892, 327) ; La Carpintera 

 and Cenantes (spec, in U. S. Nat. Mus.). 



Veragua. Calobre (Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. II, 1875, I22 )- 



Megascops cassini (Ridgw.). 



So far as known the only specimens of this Owl are those in 

 the collection of the National Museum. The type, as described 

 by Mr. Ridgway in 1S87, was taken at Mirador, Mexico, and the 

 only remaining records are Vera Cruz and Jalapa (near Vera 

 Cruz), from specimens in the U. S. Nat. Museum. The species 

 appears to be confined to the country immediately surrounding 

 Vera Cruz, and to be one of the more restricted of the group. 



1 Auk, Vol. IX, 1892, 327. 



