r)'JS mUDH FROM Nl('AKA(iUA AND COSTA KK A RICHMOND. 



li;is ;i vci\ (lislrcssiim note, likf tlic ^roaii of sonic one in ;n;ony. A 

 Tif/ri.soina Wi\s connnoii on llic IJio I''rio. but no specimens were olt 

 tnined. 



263. Tigiisonia cabanisi Heine. 



(ii\cn in tlic list of Itinls obtained liy W'icUliani on the ICscondido. 



264. Nycticoiax iiycticoiax nacvius ( Itodd. ). 



CoiiMnon. especially on llie IJio I'^rio. 



l''aniily A K' A M 1 1 ).K. 



265. Aiamus giganteus ( H(Hi:iii.). 



Se\eial noticed on tlu^ Ri(» Vvu>. 



Family UALLID.K. 



266. Araniides phiinbeicoUis /clcdon. 



One pair observed on tiie Escondido. Tliey were in the wjxkIs on 

 Mic bank of" a sti'cam, and were eackJiiiii' very much like a (Jninea fowl. 

 I shot one of them, at which the other set up a loud scolding-. My biid 

 agrees with the original specimens of yl. plnmbeicoUts obtained at Jinu'- 

 iiez, Costa Ivica, by Sr. Alfaro, who informs me that he has found the 

 A. cayninensis only on the Paeitie side of Costa Kica. In looking over 

 t\w Ay((mi(l(,s in the National Museum, I tiiulonespecinu'uof fYf//p«;<f/^sw\ 

 labeled "Talanumca" (Gabb), but WMtli tliis exception all others from the 

 east side are pJnmhei colli s. An immature bird from Honduras (Segovia 

 River) is also referable to this sjx'cies. Tw<> from David, Chiri(|ui, are 

 caiicnncnais. 



267. Fiilica aniericaiia (inn 1. 



(Several seen on the Ivscondido. 



268. Poizana cineieiceps l,;i\vr. 



Abundant at all i)la(5es visited. It is especially numerous in the 

 tall grass tliat lines the riv*'r baidvs. Tlui bird is ([uite fearless, and is 

 easily called out of hiding by imitating the squeak of a young bird, or 

 by making any unnsiuil noise. It breeds commoidy in the ]>lantati(»ns 

 on the Mscondido, where it builds its nest in the grass, gen(Mally about 

 a foot from tlu' ground. The nest is made of dried grass, lined with a 

 broad-leaved grass. It is almost globular in shape, and has a small 

 entrance in the side. It is very ditticult to tiiui the bird on the nest, 

 as it leaves on the slightest suspicion of danger, and skulks off through 

 the grass uttering a sharp ''chij).'' 



The call is a curious, harsh, grating chatter. These birds were fre- 

 (pUMilly caught in traps set for small mammals along the river's edge. 



