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Cherrie, Lisi of Birds of San fose, Costa Rica. [October 



130, Falco columbarius. — Dec. 4, 1890, Sr. Don Manuel Carranzm 

 brought a fine example to the museum. This is the only specimen I have 

 seen in Costa Rica. 



131. Kalco sparverius. — In no part of the country is this Hawk resi- 

 dent, although on the coasts it is not absent for more than four months of 

 the year. At San Josd' it is met with from the first of October until the 

 last of February. The females predominate very greatly in num- 

 bers. In the series of forty-one specimens belonging to the collection 

 of the museum there are eight males and thirty-three females. The 

 head of one of the males (Cartago, March, 18S6) is without any sign 

 of the rusty crown patch ; the under parts are very pale, buflfy; ochra- 

 ceous ; the spots, of a rounded form, cover the entire chest. The re- 

 maining seven specimens all show the rusty crown patch more or less 

 well defined. In all of these the spotting of the lower parts extends to the 

 front of the chest, but in these the spots are linear, only varying very 

 much in size and in number in the different specimens. 



132. PolyboTUS cheriway. — Rather rare about San Jose. When seen,, 

 usuallv in company with the Black Vultures. 



133. Circus hudsonius. — ^Tolerably common from the first of October 

 until the end of February. 



134. Accipiter bicolor. — There are three specimens in the museum col- 

 lection that were taken at San Jos^. 



135. Accipiter velox. There is a single specimen in the museum collec- 

 tion, taken at San Josd, Jan. 8, 1884. 



136. Spizaetus ornatus. — Occasionally met with at San Jose. 



137. Thrasaetu3 harpyia. — A. von Frantzius in his list of birds of 

 Costa Rica mentions a specimen taken near San Josd. 



138. Urubitinga anthracina. — A specimen was shot just north of San 

 Jos^ on Nov. 29, 1890. 



139. Urubitinga urubitinga ridgwayi. — A rare straggler about San Jos^. 



140. Rupornis ruficauda. — Not common at San Jose, but from a slightly 

 lower altitude down to the Pacific coast very common. Not found on 

 the Atlantic side. 



141. Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi. — There is one specimen belonging 

 to the museum collection that was taken at San Jose. 



142. Buteo swainsoni. — Seen occasionally from the first of November 

 until February 25. 



143. Buteo latissimus. — Noted from the last of November until the first 

 of May. 



144. Buteo brachyurus. — Sept. 10, 1888, Senor Alfaro collected a fine 

 male of this species at San Josd. 



145. Catharista atrata. — Abundant resident, not only at San Josd, but 

 in all parts of the country. 



146. Cathartes aura. — Not common, and only single individuals seen, 

 always in company with the Black Vultures. 



147. Columba albilinea. — Rare about San Josd. At a slightly higher 

 altitude abundant. Not uncommon at an altitude of 13,000 feet, at the 

 very top of the volcano of Irazu. 



