408 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Rio General de Terraba. They are partial to the deep dark ravines/ 

 where they feed on the ground, alighting on low limbs when flushed. 

 Two nests were found on September 16, 1907. They were both placed 

 on the ends of slender trees hanging over the sides of a deep ravine, 

 and in such inaccessible places that the eggs were broken in attempt- 

 ing to secure them. They were apparently fresh and of a deep cream- 

 color. 



Family RALLID^. 



42. Aramides axillaris Lawrence. 



Aramides axillaris Lawrence, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1863, 107 ( Bar- 

 ranquilla, Colombia). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXIII, 1894 (no 

 Costa Rican records). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 

 318 (no Costa Rican records). — Bangs, Am. Nat., 1907, 483 (one specimen 

 from Costa Rica [Underwood]). 



The single specimen recorded by Mr. Bangs from Costa Rica is an 

 immature bird collected by Underwood, probably at Carrillo, and can- 

 not be confused with any other species, since the immature plumage 

 of this bird is very different from any other occurring in Costa Rica, 

 and furthermore it agrees with young birds from Mexico. Since the 

 above record was published I am informed that a slightly immature 

 male of this species was taken by C. F. Underwood at Lepanto, 

 March 16, 1909. 



It is not at all strange that this bird should be found in the region 

 in question, the fact that it occurs north and south of it making it more 

 than probable that it should be found in Costa Rica. Why it should 

 be so rare is a mystery. 



43. Aramides cajanea (Miiller). 



Fulica cajanea, P. L. S. MOller, Syst. Nat. Suppl., 1776, 119. 



Aramides cayennensis Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 143 (Santa Ana 



[Zeledon]). — Richmond, Proc U. S. Nat. Mus., XVI, 1893, 528 (Pacific 



slope [Alfaro], Ta^amanca [Gabb]). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. en C. R., 



1881-2, 1893, S3 (Borucaand Buenos Aires). 

 Aramides plumbeicol lis Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 450 (Miravalles). 

 Aramides cayanea, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXIII, 1894, 57 (no C. R. 



reference). 

 Aramides cajanea Bangs, Am. Nat., XLI, 483 (Talamanca District and Pozo 



Azul) ; Auk, 1907, 291 (Boruca [Underwood]). 

 Aramides chiricote Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1903, 318 



(Costa Rica). 



Bangs Collection : El General de Terraba (Underwood). 



