Carriker : List of the Birds of Costa Rica. 397 



May). — SALVADORI, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXI, 1893, 374 (San Jose [Cal- 

 leja and J. Carmiol]). —Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 447 (Miravalles to Bebe- 

 dero). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1902, 242 (Ala- 

 juela, San Lucas, Azahar de Cartago, Bebedero, Miravalles [Underwood]). 

 Zcnaidtira mac?-oura Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de Costa Rica, I, 1 887, 128 (San 

 Mateo and Faldas de Irazu). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1891-2, 

 1893, 53 (Buenos Aires) ; Auk, IX, 1892, 329 (San Jose, seems to be resi- 

 dent as birds are taken every month in the year ; no knowledge of breeding). 



Bangs Collection: Escazu, March 13 (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : Miravalles and El Hogar. 

 Carnegie Museum : La Hondura (Carriker). One skin. 



The Carolina Dove is quite abundant during the winter months in 

 some localities, but few are ever seen on the Caribbean lowlands. 

 They much prefer the dryer portion of the plateau district and the 

 western slope, where they are quite common. Mr. Cherrie states that 

 the bird is probably resident at San Jose, but knows nothing of their 

 breeding there. While it is true that a few birds do remain through 

 the summer, I have no doubt that it is due to the same causes which 

 influence some of the shore-birds to remain during the same season, 

 namely, inability to make the long flight necessary for the return trip 

 north, through injury or sickness at the time that the bulk of the birds 

 leave, or through some sexual derangement whereby they do not feel 

 the breeding instinct which impels the northern visitors to return to 

 their breeding haunts. 



26. Melopelia asiatica (Linnaeus). 



Melopelia lencoplera Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 139 (San Jose [J. 

 Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 372 (Costa Rica). — Nut- 

 ting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 408 (La Palma de Nicoya). — Zele- 

 d6n, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., 1, 1887, 127 (San Mateo). — Salvadori, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus., XXI, 1893, 392 (C. R. [J. Carmiol]). — Underwood, Ibis, 

 1896, 447 (Miravalles, common, in flocks). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. 

 Centr.-Am. Aves, III, 1902, 245 (San Lucas, Bebedero, Bagaces, Miravalles 

 [Underwood] ). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Santo Domingo de San Mateo (Ridgway). 



Bangs Collection : Eolson, Dec. 18, Tenorio, Feb. 3-13, Cerro de 

 Santa Maria, Jan. 9, Miravalles, Nov. 25, Pozo Azul de Pirris, Feb. 

 16 (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection : Guanacaste and Turrucares. 



Carnegie Museum: Bebedero, May 1, Miravalles, May 17, 1906 (Car- 

 riker). Two skins. 



