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well worked out according to the nomenclature of that period. This 

 was published by the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. 



In 1885 Senor Zeledon published in the Proceedings of the United 

 States National Museum, another bare list of the species of birds inhab- 

 iting Costa Rica, merely giving additions to his list of 1882 and mak- 

 ing corrections in nomenclature. He also indicates the species which 

 were contained at that time in the collection of the United States 

 National Museum. 



Two years later Senor Zeledon again published a catalogue of the 

 birds of Costa Rica entitled " Catalogo de las Aves de Costa Rica." 

 This was published in the Anales del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, 

 and under each species are given the localities at which it was taken 

 and the number of specimens from each locality which are in the col- 

 lection of the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. The well-known reli- 

 ability of Senor Zeled6n makes this list very valuable to the student of 

 distribution. 



The next contribution we have is the published results of an explor- 

 ing trip into the Terraba Valley by Mr. Cherrie during the years 

 1 89 1-2. It was published by the Costa Rican Government and en- 

 titled " Exploraciones Zoologicas effectuadas en la parte meridional 

 de Costa Rica por los anos de 1891-2 ; Aves, I, 1893." This is a list 

 of the birds taken on the trip and adds about twelve species to the 

 Costa Rican ornis, some of which have subsequently been described 

 as new species or subspecies, chiefly by Mr. Bangs. The same year 

 appeared a little pamphlet by Mr. Cherrie giving the results of a col- 

 lecting trip to the Rio Naranjo. Both of these lists are very reliable 

 and give considerable information concerning most of the species 

 listed, but both have been generally overlooked by subsequent writers 

 on the ornithology of that country. 



In 1890 and 1892 Mr. Cherrie also published lists of the birds 

 found in the vicinity of San Jose, with notes on their habits, breeding, 

 and song, where such information was available. He also published 

 several papers in the Proceedings of the United States National 

 Museum on various species of Costa Rican birds, in which quite a 

 number of new forms were described, and critical notes given on 

 others. 



Mr. Cherrie spent about five years in Costa Rica, employed by the 

 Government at the Museo Nacional, during which time he did a great 

 deal of collecting and added much to our knowledge of the fauna of 

 the country. 



