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of Guatemala, and also further to the southward, from the road 
to the mines of Alotepeque and the ruins of Copan. 
In Vera Paz, during my second visit to Guatemala, through 
the cordial help of Mr. Robert Owen, I obtained a collection 
from San Geronimo, and also another during two visits to 
Coban. With Mr. Godman I explored some of the mountains 
of Santa Cruz, especially the neighbourhood of Chilasco, and 
again visited Coban. We then descended to the lowlands of 
Choctum, and I afterwards went by way of Cahabon to Peten, 
and thence, descending the Belize river, visited the Cays of the 
Belize coast, returning to Guatemala by way of Yzabal. Both 
of us also, on separate occasions, passed down the Polochic 
river into the lake of Yzabal. So much for our own explora¬ 
tions. I have mentioned the great help rendered by Mr. 
Wyld and his family, who, by employing Indian hunters of 
Duenas, obtained for us some very valuable additions. Mr. R. 
Owen also, and Mr. Hague of San Geronimo, aided us very 
materially in Vera Paz. Prom Don Vicente Constancia we 
procured a considerable number of skins, partly collected in the 
vicinity of the Antigua, and partly from Vera Paz. Don Carlos 
Meany, of Guatemala, also furnished us with a few specimens. 
The greater part of our collections from Choctum and the tierra 
caliente north of Coban, in Vera Paz, were formed by Cipriano 
Prado, an excellent collector, who, with the aid of Indian shooters, 
thoroughly exhausted that district of novelty. His brother, 
Juan Prado, also made a good collection, chiefly of Raptores, in 
Coban; and Felipe Sierra, also an energetic collector, furnished a 
good contribution from the valley of the Polochic. Collections 
were also obtained from Cahabon and Tactic. On the Pacific 
coast, Enrique Arce, who is now so successfully exploring Veragua 
and Costa Rica, made a collection in the vicinity of Retaluleu 
and Champerico. A few additional species were also most kindly 
given me by Dr. Bernouli of Masatenango, who had formed a 
small collection. These, with some occasional specimens ob¬ 
tained from various quarters, comprise the principal sources from 
which our collection has been amassed. 
The parts least explored, and which therefore present the 
greatest chance of additional discoveries, are the Altos north of 
