184 U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 221 



Original number 1770. Received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service. 

 Eupherusa nigriventris Lawrence 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 232 (not earlier than December 

 31), 1867, or 1868. 

 74015. Adult male. Costa Rica. 1866-1869. Collected by A. R. Endres. 



Genus ELVIRA Mnlsant, J. and E. Verreaux 



Eupherusa niveicauda Lawrence 



Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 8: 134 (not earlier than May 1), 1865. 

 =Elvira chionura (Gould). See Ridgway, Birds of North and Middle 



America 5: 402, 404, 1911. 

 35338. Adult male. Santa Maria de Dota, Province of San Jose, Costa 



Rica. July 22, 1864. Collected by Julian Carmiol. 

 Eupherusa cuprciceps Lawrence 



Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 8: 348 (not earlier than June 25), 1866. 

 =Elvira cupreiceps (Lawrence). See Peters, Checklist of birds of the 



world 5: 78, 1945. 

 41478. Adult male. Barranca, "on the edge of a small stream of the 



same name to the north of the road to San Carlos, and on the slopes 



of the Volcan de Poas, and with an altitude of not less than 6,000 feet, 



probably more" (see Carriker, Ann. Carnegie Mus. 6:335, 1910), 



Province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. October 2, 1865. Collected by 



Julian Carmiol. Original number 1. 



Genus MICROCHERA Gould 



Panychlora parvirostris Lawrence 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 39, (not earlier than February 

 28) 1865. 

 =Microchera albo-coronata parvirostris (Lawrence) . See Peters, Check- 

 list of birds of the world 5: 78, 1945. 

 34912. Adult female. Angostura, Province of Cartago, Costa Rica. 

 June 7, 1864. Collected by Julian Carmiol. 



Genus CHALYBURA Reichenbach 



Chalybura Carnioli [sic] Lawrence 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 39 (not earlier than February 28), 

 1865. 

 =Chalybura urochrysia melanorrhoa Salvin. See Peters, Checklist of 

 birds of the world 5: 79, 1945. 



34920. Adult male. Angostura, Province of Cartago, Costa Rica. June 

 11, 1864. Collected by Julian Carmiol (not Carniol) . 



34921. Adult female. Angostura, Province of Cartago, Costa Rica. June 

 15, 1864. Collected by Julian Carmiol (not Carniol) . 



