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110. Garzetta candidissima ? (Gm.). 



Chilomo river. 



In flocks of ten or twelve. 



111. Limosa fedoa (Linn.). 



Belize. 

 Common. 



112. Gallinago wilsoni, Temm* 



Omoa. 

 Common. 



113. Fulica Americana, Gmel. 



Chilomo. 

 Rare. 



114. Aramus scolopacetjs (Gmel.)? 

 Clucking Hen of the mahogany-cutters. 



Common at Belize River and the rivers about Omoa. 



115. A RAM IDES CAYANENSIS (Gm.). 



Omoa. 



Not common. Make a peculiar noise more like that of a qua- 

 druped than a bird. 



116. Corethrura cayennensis (Gm.) ? 

 Omoa. 



Not common. Run like Quails ; make a shrill whistle like that 

 of the Tinamoo, for which its cry may easily be mistaken ; keeps to 

 the bush. 



117. Porphyrio martinica (Linn.). 

 On the lagoons near Peten. 



Continually on the move, running with their wings expanded to 

 lessen their pressure on the floating leaves, which they only lightly 

 touch, being generally insufficient to support even their slight weight. 

 The young when yet unfledged accompanying their parents on the 

 water, and are very expert. 



118. Parra gymnostoma, Wagl. 



Very common at Belize and Peten ; less so at Omoa, arriving there 

 about September. 



Habits similar to those of the preceding species ; the young fol- 

 lowing the old birds nearly as soon as hatched. The males assist 

 the females in rearing the young ; they are very pugnacious and 

 bold in their defence, and will approach an intruder within a yard or 

 two, uttering loud cries. 



119. Pterocyanea discors (Linn.). 



Omoa, arriving with the periodical northerly winds in October, in 



