Jan. 30 

 1902 



BANGS — CHIRIQUI BIRDS I 9 



me to make comparisons with the series of birds in their charge. 

 The latter institution contains the priceless Lafresnaye types. 



Two gentlemen who were very kind to Mr. Brown while in 

 Chiriqui, are Captain Hughes of the SS. Chiriqui, an enthusiastic 

 ornithologist, who spends most of his time collecting, when on 

 shore, and who got many rare birds that he gave to Mr. Brown, 

 and Mr. H. Watson of Bogaba, who has had much experience in 

 collecting birds and mammals in Chiriqui, and who helped Mr. 

 Brown in many ways and gave him permission to collect on his 

 extensive coffee, banana and cocoa plantations. 



In the following descriptions all measurements are in milli- 

 meters, the wing is measured on the chord of its natural curve and 

 not flattened down on the rule, and colors, when definite names are 

 used, are according to Ridgway's Nomenclature of Colors. 



Florida caerulea casrulescens (Lath.). 

 One adult male, Remedios, July 10. 



Butorides virescens (Linn.). 

 One adult male, Sona, July 12. 



Tigrisoma cabanisi (Heine). 

 One adult female, Sona River, July 21. 



Polyborus cheriway (Jacq.J. 

 One adult female, Bogaba, July 7. 



Ibycter americanus (Bodd.). 

 One adult male, Bogaba, July 9. 



