A Catalogue of the Birds found in Costa Ri l.:; 



occiput and on the middle of the hind neck, where there is a tinge 

 of dull dark green; upper plumage of a fine brownish cinnamon, 

 rather brighter on the wings, the interscapular region is purplish 

 violet; tail cinnamon brown, all except the two central feathers 

 have asubterminal dusky band and the ends of the feathers pale ; 

 primaries and secondaries brownish black; under wing coverts cin- 

 namon brown; the sides of the head below the eyes, and the sides 

 of the neck, are pale rufous, with a line of black across the cheek ; 

 throat white ; lower part of neck and upper part of breast reddish 

 cinnamon; sides of the breast brownish cinnamon; lower part of 

 breast, abdomen and under tail coverts pale ashy cinnamon ; bill 

 black ; feet reddish yellow. 



Length about 12 in. ; wing 6 ; tail 4 ; bill jj ; tarsi 1 j . 



Habitat. Cervantes. Collected by J. Zeledon, April, L867. 



Type in Mus. Smith. Institution, No. 51266. 



Remarks. This species does not require comparison with 

 any other, the most distinguishing feature is the extent of blue 

 on the head; it is of a stouter form than the preceding 

 and has very strong legs. 



453. Leptoptila verreauxi, Bona/p. 



San Jose and Barranca (J. Carmiol) ; Dota (F. Carmiol). 



454. Leptqptila cassinii, Lawr. Proc. Phil. Acad., l v,; 7. 

 p. 94. 



San Jose (Julian Carmiol) ; Tucurriqui (J. Zeledon). 



45o. Leptoptila riot lei. sp. nov. 



Male. Front and part of crown pale roseate vinaoeous, gradually 

 becoming olivaceous brown on the occiput and hind neck, which 

 with the upper part of the back have changeable reflections of I 

 reddish violet and green of different shad<-; hack and ramp brown- 

 ish olive; central tail feathers browner than the back, tin 

 feathers black, ending in white; prii and secondaries blackiah 



brown, tertiaries and wing coverts of the same i the back, 



the smaller coverts tinged with cinnamon brown; under wing 

 coverts deep cinnamon red, inner webs of quills to mar their end, 

 of a paler cinnamon ; chin ami upper pari of throat whil 

 the head, the breast and upper part of the abdomen o\ a rather 

 light brownish vinaceous ; sides oi the breast and of the abdomen 



