BIRDS OP NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 



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Panama (Lion Hill, Panama, Sabana de Panama, and Tabernilla, 

 Canal Zone; Calovevora, Cliitra, and Mina de Chorclia, Veragua; 

 Divala, Boquete, and David, CMriqui), and northward tlirougli 

 western Costa Rica (San Mateo; San Lucas; San Jose; Bebedero; 

 Guaitil; Alajuela; Bolson; Volcan de Poas; Tiirrucares; Barranca; 

 Pozo Azul de Pirris), western Nicaragua (Leon; Sucuya; San Juan 

 del Sur; Tuma; Cbinandega; Jalapa; San Rafael del Norte; Mata- 

 galpa), Honduras (San Pedro; San Pedro Sula), Salvador (Volcan de 

 San Miguel) and Guatemala (Duenas; Savana Grande) to south- 

 eastern Mexico, in States of Tabasco (Teapa), Oaxaca (Santa Efigenia) 

 and Vera Cruz (Play a Vicente; Tlalcotalpam ; Catemaco; San Andres 

 Tuxtla). 



Diplopterus excellens Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1857 (pub. Jan. 12, 1858), 

 229 (s. Mexico; coll. A. Sall^); Cat. Am. Birds, 1862, 321 (s. Mexico).— 

 Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1859, 60 (San Pedro, Honduras). — Sclater 

 and Salvin, Ibis, 1859, 133 (San Pedro, Honduras). — Lawrence, Ann. 

 Lye. N. Y., vii, 1862, 300 (Lion Hill, Panama). 



D[iplopterus] excellens Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., iv, Heft 1, 1863, 94, 

 footnote (s. Mexico; Honduras). 



Diplopterus nsevius (not Cuculus nseviiis Linnaeus) Sclater and Salvin, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. Lond., 1864, 366 (Lion Hill, Panama; crit.). — Salvin, Proc. Zool. 

 Soc. Lond., 1867, 156 (David, Cliiriqui, Panama); 1870, 211 (Calovevora, 

 Chitra, and Mina de Chorcha, Panama). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., viii, 

 1867, 177 (David, Panama); ix, 1868, 128 (Guaitil and San Mateo, Costa Rica); 

 Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., no. 4, 1876, 33 (Santa Efigenia, Oaxaca). — Frantzius, 

 Joum. fiir Om., 1869, 361 (Costa Rica).— Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 vi, 1883, 376 (San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua); vi, 1884, 387 (Sucuyd, Nica- 

 ragua). — Zeledon, Anal. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, i, 1887, 123 (Pozo Azul and 

 San Mateo, Costa Rica). — Cherrie, Auk, ix, 1892, 326 (San Jos6, Costa Rica; 

 crit.).— Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii, 1896, 540, part (San 



Footnote — Continued. 



Locality. 



Outer 



anterior 



toe. 



FEMALES. 



One adult female from Nicaragua 



Tiiree adult females from Costa Rica 



Five adult females from eastern Panama (Canal Zone) 



Four adult females ( T. n. nxvia?) from western Colombia 



(Cauca) 



Three adult females ( T.n. nssvia?) from Venezuela 



Three adult females ( T.n. nxvia?) from Trinidad 



Two adult females { T.n. nsevia?) from British Guiana 



One adult female ( T. n. nsevial) from southwestern Brazil 



(Chapada, Mattogrosso) 



24.5 

 24.2 

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23.4 

 21.8 

 22.8 

 23 



21.5 



The South American material is much too scant to give a clear idea of the geographic 

 variations on the southern continent. The limited series indicates, however, the 

 existence of two or more forms south of Panama. 



