398 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Confined almost entirely to the Pacific coast region, Nicoya, and 

 Guanacaste, coming up upon the central plateau in small numbers, 

 where it is sometimes taken in the vicinity of San Jose. It is particu- 

 larly fond of the " sabanas " and sparsely wooded district of Guana- 

 caste, where it is often met with in considerable numbers. 



27. Chaemepelia passerina neglecta n. subsp. 



Chaviapelia passerina Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1869, 139 (San Jose 

 [J. Carmiol], Cartago [J. Cooper]). — Frantzius, Jour. fiirOrn., 1869, 371 

 (Costa Rica). — Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878, 43 (near San Jose). 

 — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 502 (Irazu [Nutting]). — Nut- 

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

 dori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXI, 1893 (San Jose [J. Carmiol], Irazu 

 [Rogers]). — Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 447 (Miravalles). — Salvin and God- 

 man, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 250 (Bebedero and Alajuela [Underwood] ). 



Columbigallina passerina ZeledoN, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 127 (San 

 Jose). — Cherrie, Auk, VII, 1890, 333 (San Jose; common resident, breeds); 

 IX, 1892, 329 (San Jose, common). 



Columbigallina passerina pallescens Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVI, 

 1893, 5 2 3 (San Carlos). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Alajuela (Alfaro), San Jose (Underwood). 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia: Bagaces and Bebedero (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : Cachi. 

 Bangs Collection : Tenorio, Coralillo, San Jose, Los Cuadros de Irazu 



(Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum : San Jose, Miravalles, Esparta (Carriker). Five 



skins. 



Type, adult d\ Esparta, June 5, 1907, M. A. Carriker, Jr., Col- 

 lector ; Collection Carnegie Museum, No. 28,274. 



Nearest to C. passeri?ia granatina and pallescens. 



The male differs from pallescens in being darker above, decidedly 

 brownish on back, scapulars, and rump, while the wings and lower 

 parts are much lighter vinaceous. In pallescens the under tail-coverts 

 are decidedly grayish, edged with grayish-white, whereas in the new 

 form they are quite brownish, edged with grayish-vinaceous. It is 

 distinguished from granatina in being much deeper vinaceous below, 

 especially on the flanks and abdomen, which are concolorous with, or 

 darker than, the breast, while granatina has the same parts much paler, 

 the center of the abdomen being white, with the under tail-coverts 

 pale gray, broadly edged with white, almost concealing the gray cen- 

 ters of the feathers ; the wing is much ruddier, that of granatina being 

 pale gray on the outer secondaries and coverts. 



