436 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



record cited). — Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXVII, 1895, 2 7° (San 

 Jose [M. Calleja]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 

 1902, 213 (references cited). 



Bangs Collection : Azahar de Cartago (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection : Las Concovas, 1908, about 36 speci- 

 mens. 

 A rare migrant in the interior part of the country and on the 



Pacific coast. 



108. Querquedula discors (Linnaeus). 



Anas discors Linn^us, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, 205. — Zeledon, An. Mus. 

 Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 132 (Cartago and San Jose). — Cherrie, Auk, VII, 

 1890, 332 ; IX, 1892, 329 (San Jose, saw one on river Oct. 27). 



Querquedula discors Stephens, Gen. Zool., XII, ii, 1824,149. — Lawrence, 

 Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 143 (San Jose, M. Calleja). — Sclater and 

 Salvin, P. Z. S., 1876, 384 (Lawrence's record cited). — Salvadori, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus., XXVII, 1895, 299 (San Jose [M. Calleja and Endres]).— 

 Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1902, 215 (records cited). 

 — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 289 (El Pozo de Terraba, adults in April 

 [Underwood]). 



Pterocyanea discors Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 378 (San Antonio). 



Bangs Collection : Vicinity San Jose, Azahar de Cartago, Tenorio 



(Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: Las Concovas, 1908. 

 Carnegie Museum : Guapiles, March 28 (Carriker). One female. 



This bird usually arrives in Costa Rica about the middle of October 

 and stays in small numbers up to the end of March or early in April. 

 It spreads out over the whole country from sea-level up to 5,000 feet, 

 wherever creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, or marshy pastures are found. 

 It is abundant in December on the Matina River near its mouth, not 

 many arriving there before that date. The first arrivals always seem 

 to stop in the highlands. I shot two females at Turrucares about 

 Oct. 10, 1907. 



109. Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus). 1 



Anas clypeata Linn^us, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, I, 1758, 124. 



Spatula clypeata Boie, Isis, 1822, 564. — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 378 

 (C. R.).— Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XXVII, 1895, 3° 6 - — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1902, 218 (record of Frantzius 

 cited). 



1 Since the above was written I am glad to be able to further confirm the presence 

 of this species in Costa Rica by a record sent me by Mr. Lankester, who says he 

 killed one male at Las Concovas. 



