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tibialis, Ann. Lye. N. Y., 1864, p. 41 ; Panychlora (Microchera) 

 parvirostris, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. of Phila., 1865, p. 37; Philydor 

 (Rhopoctites) rufobrunneus \ Anabazenops lineatus (Xenicopsis subalaris 

 lineatus), Mai'garornis rubiginosa, Dysitha?nnus striaiiceps, Empidonax 

 flavescens, Contopus (Myiochanes) lugiibris, Ann. Lye. N. Y., 1865, 

 p. 126; Elainia frantzii, Mitrephorus (Mitrephanes) aurantiiventris, 

 Ann. Lye. N. Y. , 1865, p. 170: Aatomolus rufescens (Philydor 

 panerythrus rufescens} , Grallaricula costaricensis ( G. flavirostris 

 costaricensis) Etpherusa (Elvira) cupreiceps, Ann. Lye. N. Y., 1866, 

 p. 344; Glaucis ceneus (G. hirsuta ceneus), Eupherusa (Callipharus) 

 nigriventris, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. of Phila., 1867, p. 232; Philydor 

 (Hyloctistes) virgatus, Heliomaster (Eugenes) spectabilis, Pheuctieus 

 tibialis (Baird MS.), Ann. Lye. N. Y., 1867, p. 466; Doricha 

 (Calliphlox) b?yanfo3, Oreopyra cinereicauda, Ann. Lye. N. Y., 1867, 

 p. 483; Heliodoxa henryi (H. jacula henryi), Ann. Lye. N. Y., 

 1867, p. 400. A few additional forms were described which later 

 proved to be synonyms. 



In 1868 with the appearance of Mr. Lawrence's " Catalogue of the 

 Birds of Costa Rica ' ' we have the first attempt at the publication of a 

 complete list of the birds of that country, although it does not con- 

 tain the sea-birds, which the author announces his intention to enu- 

 merate later. This catalogue contains five hundred and ten species, 

 about thirty-nine of which are now known to be synonyms, leaving a 

 total of about four hundred and seventy-one species, of which sixty- 

 three are probably migrants. In this list the following forms are 

 described as new : B as He uterus melafiotis, Phcenicothraupis ( Chloro- 

 tiiraupis) carmioli, Mionectes olivaceus, Trogon bairdi, Chloi'amas 

 (Coin mb a) subvinacea, Geotrygon costaricensis, Tinamus (Nothocercus) 

 frantzii, and Pogonotriccus (Idiotriccus*) zeledoni. It is a curious fact 

 that up to this time, after eight or ten years of collecting in Costa 

 Rica by such competent men as had been in the field, that not a 

 single specimen of swift is recorded, Mr. Lawrence saying that Strep- 

 toprocne zonaris should be found there as it occurred to the north and 

 south of that country. In the introduction to his Catalogue Mr. 

 Lawrence gives lists of species known to exist in Chiriqui and ^eragua 

 and which he thinks will be found in Costa Rica by future collectors. 

 How good his judgment was is seen from the fact that of the eight 

 species of birds from Chiriqui five have since been added to the 

 Costa Rican ornis, while out of the thirty-eight Veraguan forms 

 twenty-two are now known to inhabit Costa Rica. 



