A Catalogue of the Birds found in Costa .': s; 



the above-named gentlemen; many of them proved new to 

 science and were of much interest; the whole Dumber of biw 

 cies given in these papers amounted to one hundred and fifty- 



Dr. Hoffmann unfortunately died in Costa Rica. Dr. Ellen- 

 dorf returned home, but Dr. von Frantzius yel remains in 

 the country, located at San Jose. 



To the Hon. C. N. Kiotte, late U. S. Minister to Costa Rica, 

 the Smithsonian Institution is deeply indebted, not only for his 

 own contributions of specimens of Natural Bistory, but for 

 bringing it into communication with Dr. von Frantzius, Mr. .Ju- 

 lian Carmiol, and his son, Mr. F. Carraiol, from whom the valu- 

 able additions to the Museum of the Institution haw mainly 

 been acquired; it has many specimens, also, which have on 

 their labels the names of J. Cooper and J. Zeledon as collectors. 



A small but interesting collection of Humming Birds was 

 received at the Smithsonian in the summer of l s »'>7, from Mr. 

 .A. E. End res. 



Since the publication of Dr. Cabanis' papers, Mr. < »- ; 

 Salvin has described many new Costa Rican Bpecies In the 

 Proc. of the Zool. Soc, under the following titles: " On a 

 new species of CalUste" viz., C. down, 1863, p. 168; U D 

 scriptions of Thirteen New Species of Birds from Central 

 America" 1S63, p. 186 — two of these came from Costa Rica, 

 viz., Vireo pollens and Mainea an narum : u Descript 

 Seventeen New Species of Birds f mm Costa Rica" L864, p. 5 



We are also indebted to Mr. P. L. Sclater for two additions 

 to the Costa Eican fauna, viz., Leucoptemis prineept /'./ K 

 1865, p. 429, and Tetiragonops frantzii, Ibis^ Vol. vi. p. 371. 



Many new species from Costa Rica have been • 

 American ornithologists. 



Prof. Baird, in " Review of American Birds" adds the fol- 

 lowing species: Panda inornate, BatUeutei 

 Setophaga aurantiaca, Stelgidopteryx fulvigvla, and 1 

 carmioli ; also in the Armalsofth N. )'. I . tf N. h '.. 



Yol. viii. p. 478, he described Pin ucticw tibia 



