1914] Crandall: Notes on Costa Rican Birds. 327 



texensis, M. granadensis, Legatus albicolliis, Tyrannus al- 

 bicollis satrapa, Pitangus sulphuratus derbianus and Megar- 

 hynchus pitangua) ; Bonaparte Tawny Robin (Planesticus grayi 

 casius) ; six of the Fringillidse (Saltator magnoides medianus; 

 Arremonops conirostris richmondi; Sporophila morelleti; 

 S. corvina; Tiaris olivacea pusilla and Volatinia jacarini splen- 

 dens) ; the Sooty Synallaxis (S. pudica nigrifumosa) ; and of 

 course the two Vultures (Catharista urubu brasiliensis and 

 Cathartes aura aura). The great Cacique (Gymnostinops mon- 

 tezuma) is of frequent occurrence, its colonies usually being 

 found in open places rather than in the forest. 



On entering the jungle, the bird life changes at once. Ant- 

 thrushes {Formicariid3e) and Woodhewers (Dendrocolaptidse) 

 creep among the bushes or flit from trunk to trunk. Trogons 

 {Chrysotrogon caligatus, Trogonurus puella and Curucujus 

 massena), Black-chinned Jacamars (Galbula melanogenia) ; 

 Puff -birds (Bucconidse) and Cotingas {Cotingidse) are often 

 seen. Motmots {Momotidx) are represented here by three spe- 

 cies, but careful search did not disclose a single specimen. 



There, are of course, many mammals. A small deer 

 (Odocoileus costaricensis) is abundant, as are Pecarries 

 (Tayassu tajacu) , Agoutis (Dasiprocta) and Spotted Cavies 

 (Coelogenys paca) . A jaguar was . killed during our stay at 

 Guapiles. There are Raccoons (Procyon lotor fernandezi) , 

 Opossums (Didelphys and Marmosa) and Coatis {Nasua rufa), 

 two species of squirrels (Sciuriis) and at least two monkeys, the 

 Geoffrey Spider (Ateles geoffroyi) and a small Capuchin {Celius 

 hypoleuciis) . 



Snakes were not abundant and few species were noted, 

 among them Spilotes corais, a coral (Elaps) , a coral-like species 

 (Leptognathus) , a Tree-snake (Himantodes) , P'er-de-Lance 

 (Lachesis lanceolatus) and a striped snake {Dromicus). Liz- 

 ards of several species were abundant, especially a small Anolis, 

 which lived in the shrubbery everywhere, leaping with frog- 

 like agility. 



The great Marine Toads (Bufo agua) were not nearly so 

 numerous as observed by the writer in British Guiana, and 

 were never abundant. A beautiful little red frog with blue 



