of the Volcano of Miravalles. 419 



Perdicid^. 



-/Eupsychortyx leylandi (Moore). 



This '' Codorniz •" (Quail), as it is known all over the 

 country, is the commonest of the family. Their well-known 

 cry is heard in the fresh of the morning as one passes patches 

 of second-growth woods, and the bird itself seen, either 

 perched on a stone or stump or running into hiding. 



-/Odontophorus melanotis, Salv. 

 Only one specimen secured; no others seen. 



TlNAMID^. 

 '^TlNAMUS R0BUSTU8. 



One procured, but very few seen ; a very shy bird and 

 very difficult to shoot. One occasionally comes across it in 

 the deep forest, but a passing glance at a distance is all one 

 usually gets of it. 



h-Crypturus boucardi (Salle). 



Very rare, but one specimen procured. 



Charadriid^. 



^GIALITIS VOCIFERA (LiuU.). 



Occasionally observed. 



ScOLOPACIDjE. 



Totanus solitarius. 



As in most parts of Costa Rica, one notices it in swampy 

 places and beside rivers. 



ACTITIS MACULARIA (LiuU.). 



Also seen, but not so common as the former. 



ClCONIID^. 



Tantalus loculator, Linn. 



Several noticed in the lagoons in company of various 

 Herons. Common name of this bird " Garzon.^^ 



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