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Adult male. — Length (skins), 158-173 (165); wing, 83.5-88 (85.6); 

 tail, 67.5-72.5 (70.2); exposed culmen, 14-16 (14.9); tarsus, 31-34 

 (32.6); middle toe, 16.5-19 (17.4). « 



Adult female. — Length (skins), 156-172 (162); wing, 78.5-83 (80.9); 

 tail, 64.5-67 (66); exposed culmen, 14.5-15 (14.7); tarsus, 31.5-32.5 

 (32); middle toe, 16.5-17.5 (17).^ 



Highlands of central and western Mexico, in States of Puebla 

 (Atlixco, June), Mexico (Amecameca; Ajusco, Federal District), 

 Hidalgo (El Chico), Morelos (Huitzilac), Guerrero (mountains near 

 Chilpancingo ; Omilteme), Michoacan (Mount Tancitaro; Los Reyes; 

 Patzcuaro), Jalisco (Barranca Ibarra; San Sebastian; Sierra Madre 

 de Colima), and Chihuahua (Jesus Maria; Bravo), and Territory of 

 Tepic (Tepic). 



Catharus melpomene clarus Jouy, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xvi, no. 975, Apr. 18, 1894, 

 773, 774 (Barranca Ibarra, Jalisco, w. Mexico; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.). — Hell- 

 MAYR, Journ. fiir Orn., 1902, 46. 



[Catharus] clarus Sharpe, Hand-list, iv, 1903, 181. 



CATHARUS MELPOMENE COSTARICENSIS Hellmayr. 

 COSTA RICAN NIGHTINGALE THRUSH. 



Similar to C. m. melpomene, but smaller; brown of upper parts 

 averaging slightly less rufescent (more as in C. m. clarus). 



Young. — Above duller brown than in adults, the scapulars, inter- 

 scapulars, and smaller wing-coverts wath central guttate spots or 

 streaks of pale tawny; feathers of chest and sides buffy centrally, 

 broadly margined with olive-brown, this predominating on chest. 



Adult male. —Length, (skins), 137-170 (156); wing, 75.5-83 (79.5); 

 tail, 58-67.5 (63.5); exposed culmen, 14.5-15.5 (15.1); tarsus, 29-33 

 (31); middle toe, 16.5-18 (17.1).^ 



Adult female. —Length, (skins), 145-152 (149); wing, 69.5-75.5 

 (72.4); tail, 55-59.5 (56.5); exposed culmen, 13.5-14.5 (14.2); tarsus, 

 28.5-30 (29); middle toe, 16.5-17.5 (16.8).^ 



Lower slopes of mountains of Costa Rica (Grecia; San Jose; Car- 

 tago; Navarro; Quebrada Honda; Monte Redondo). 



Catharus melpomene (not Turdus melpomene Cabanis) Cabanis, Journ. fiir Orn., 

 1860, 322 (Costa Rica).— Baird, Review Am. Birds, 1864, 7, part (San Jose, 

 Costa Rica). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye, N. Y., ix, 1868, 90 (Quebrada Honda, 

 San Jose, and Grecia, Costa Rica). — Frantzius, Journ. fiir Orn., 1869, 289 

 (Costa Rica). — Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878, 50 (San Jose and 

 Cartago, Costa Rica; habits; song). — Salvint and Godman, BioL Centr.-Am., 

 Aves, i, 1879, 2, part (Volcan de Irazii, Costa Rica).— Zeledon, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., viii, 1885, 104 (Costa Rica).— Cherrie, Auk., viii, 1891, 272 (San 

 Jose, Costa Rica; habits; song; descr. nest and eggs); Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 xiv. 1891, 517 (San Jose, Costa Rica; crit.). 



o Ten specimens. b Four specimens. c Seven specimens. 



