of the Volcano of Miravalles. 447 



< Cathartes atratus (Bartr.). 

 Common. Called " Zopilote/' 



f Cathartes aura (Linn.). 

 Not so common as C. atratus. 



COLUMBID^. 



/ Columba rufina, Temm. 

 One of the most abundant Pigeons of Miravalles. Of an 

 afternoon one would see numbers of them conspicuously 

 seated on the highest branches of the trees, standing out in 

 relief against the sky. 



4 Leptoptila verreauxi (Bonap.). 

 Common in second-growth woods. 



-/^Leptoptila cassini (Lawr.). 



A good many met with in the forests on the ground. At 

 one^s approach they would get up and fly to a short distance, 

 when one could then generally get quite near them. 



/ Peristera cinerea (Linn.). 

 Few seen. 



^Cham^pelia passerina (Linn.). 

 Very common, especially on the road leading to Bagaces. 



— Melopelia leucoptera (Linn.). 



Very common by the roadside, where they can be seen in 

 flocks feeding on the ground, at which times I have got as 

 many as a dozen at a shot. They are commonest in the 

 neighbourhood of Bagaces and between there and Bebedero. 



^Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.). 



Plentiful everywhere between Miravalles and Bebedero. 



- -Geotrygon MONTANA (Linn.). 

 Four specimens shot in thick forest. Not at all abundant. 



+ Geotrygon violacea, Temm.* 



(Brilliant purple-black.) Quite rare. The specimens 

 were taken at one of the highest points of my rambles. In 



* [Newto Costa Rica, but found in tlie State of Panama. — (). S.] 

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