416 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



60. Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus). 



Tringa squatarola LiNNTEUS, Syst. Nat., I, 149 (1758). 

 Squatarola squatarola CuviF.R, Regne Animal, I, 467 (1817). 



Carnegie Museum : Sea-beach, mouth Matina River, Nov. 14, 1907 

 (Carriker). Three skins.* 



61. Charadrius dominicus P. L. S. Muller. 



Charadrius dominicus P. L. S. Muller, Syst. Nat. Anhang, 1776, 1 16 (San 

 Domingo). — Cherrie, Auk, 1890, 333 ; 1892, 329 (San Jose, Dec. 2, 1889 

 [M Carranza]). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXIV, 1896, 195. — 

 Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am. Aves, III, 352 (references cited). 



Charadrius virginicus Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 141 (Costa Rica 

 [J. Carmiol] ). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 378 (San Jose). 



I have frequently seen the Golden Plover along the Caribbean beach 

 during the winter months. Birds were taken at Old Harbor in Feb- 

 ruary, 1904, but not preserved. I imagine it is quite rare in the 

 interior, that being the reason why none have been recorded from 

 there or from the Pacific coast. f 



62. Oxyechus vociferus (Linnaeus). 



Chradrius vociferus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., I, 1766, 253. — Frantzius, Jour, fiir 

 Orn., 1869, 378 (San Jose). 



ALgialitis vocifera Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. V., IX, 1868, 141 (C. R. [J. Car- 

 miol]). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 129 (Alajuela, San 

 Jose, Cartago). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1S91-2, 1893, 57 (Rio 

 Grande de Terraba, common); Auk, 1890, 333; 1892, 329 (San Jose). — 

 Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 449 (Miravalles). 



Oxyechus vociferus Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 44 (valley of San Jose). — Sharpe, 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXIV, 1896, 242 (San Jose [J. Carmiol]). — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr. Am., Aves, III, 1903, 355 (Tambor, Laguna de 

 Coris, Slopes of Irazu [Underwood in litt.~\ ). 



Bangs Collection : Cerro de Santa Maria, Jan. 6 ; Vicinity of San Jose, 



Azahar de Cartago (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : Cariblanco de Sarapiqui. 

 Carnegie Museum : Guacimo, El Hogar, Nov. 15 (Carriker). 



One of the most abundant of the migrant shore-birds in Costa Rica, 

 ranging over the lowlands of both coasts (more commonly on the Car- 

 ibbean) and over the central plateau to about 5,000 feet. They were 



* Two males and a female of S. squatarola were taken by C. F. Underwood at 

 Lepanto on March 16, 1 909. 



fA female of C. dominicus was taken by C. F. Underwood at Lepanto on 

 March 16, 1909. 



