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but it is probably the latter. The only dates I have for its collection 

 in Costa Rica are August 30th and September 10th. 



142. Asturina nitida (Latham). 



Falco nitidus Latham, Ind. Orn., I, 1790, 41 ; Temm. PI. Col., T, 1824, tt. 87, 



294. 

 Asturina nitida Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., I, 1874, 203 (South America). — 



Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1901, 73 (Panama and 



S. A.). — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 290 (El Pozo de Terraba, April 3, 1906, 



$ [Underwood]). 



The specimen recorded by Mr. Bangs from El Pozo is an adult 

 male, typical of the species, and agrees exactly with birds from 

 Panama. It is undoubtedly the only record for the taking of A. 

 nitida so far north and is a very unusual occurrence. 



143. Asturina plagiata Schlegel. 



Asturina p/agiata Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Asturinee, p. I. — SCLATER and 

 Salvin, Exotic Orn., 179, PI. 90; P. Z. S., 1869, 130 (La Barranca 

 [Arce]). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., I, 1874, 204. — Zeledon, An. 

 Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 126 (San Mateo). — Salvin and Godman, 

 Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1901, 74 (references cited). — Nutting, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 403 (La Palma de Nicoya). 



Asturina nitida Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 134 (Gulf of Nicoya 

 [Coll. Salvin]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 369 (C. R.). 



Asturina polionota Cabanis, Journ. fur Orn., 1869, 208 (C. R. [Ellendorf] ). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Santo Domingo (Ridgway). 

 Bangs Collection : Bolson (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : Bebedero. 



The Goshawk in Costa Rica seems to be confined entirely to the 

 shores and slopes of the Gulf of Nicoya, all the specimens recorded 

 having been taken either on the mainland east of the Gulf (Barranca 

 and San Mateo) or in the valley of the Tempisque River. I am quite 

 certain the bird does not occur on the Carribbean slope, or I should 

 have seen it there at some time. 



144. Rupornis ruficauda (Sclater and Salvin). 



Asturina tnagnirostris Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 134 (Juan 



[Frantzius], San Jose and Turrialba [J. Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir 



Orn., 1869, 369 (C. R.). 

 Asturina ruficauda Sclater and Sai.vin, P. Z. S., 1869, 133 (Veragua) ; 



Exotic Orn., 1868, PI. 88. —Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., I, 1874 (Chiri- 



qui and Panama). 

 Rupornis ruficauda Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 403 (La Palma 



