464 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



I secured but one specimen of this magnificent bird, at La Hondura, 

 on the Caribbean slope at an altitude of about 4,000 feet. It was 

 killed in the heavy forest and no others were seen. I think there are 

 not more than six specimens of this rare hawk in existence, all having 

 been taken in Costa Rica, one at Tucurriqui (Arce), one at Cariblanco 

 (Lankester), three (locality unknown — Van Patten Coll.), and my 

 bird from La Hondura. 



152. Morphnus guianensis (Daudin). 



Falco guianensis Daudin, Traite, II, 1800, 78. 



Morphnus gtiianensis Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., i860, 132. — 



Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., I, 1874, 222. — Salvin and Godman, Biol. 



Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1901, 88 (Panama). — Bangs, Bull. Mus. Comp. 



Zool., XXXIX, 1903, 142 (Honduras). — Carriker, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 



IV, 1908, 302 (Cuabre, Talamanca). 



When I published my record for the taking of this species in Costa 

 Rica, I stated that it was the first record north of Panama, having 

 overlooked Mr. Bangs' record for Honduras, whence he obtained a 

 single specimen. The bird I took March 21st, 1904, was, however, 

 the first and I believe only record for Costa Rica. The bird was shot 

 in the heavy forest near the Sicsola River. 



153. Thrasaetus harpyia (Linnaeus). 



Vultur harpy ia LiNN^US, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, 121. 



Thrasaetus harpyia Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 368 (Cartago and Turrialba). 

 — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 1874, 224. — Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 44 

 (Candelaria Mts. ). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 126. — 

 Cherrie, Auk, IX, 1892, 328 (reference to Frantzius' record for San Jose). — 

 Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, III, 1901, 89 (references 

 cited). 



Harpyia destructor Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 145 (San Jose [M. 

 Calleja]). 



Carnegie Museum: El Hogar, Nov. 24, 1906, rf ad. (Carriker). 



It is very probable that the range of this magnificent eagle does not 

 extend to the Pacific slope, and that it prefers the dense forests and 

 more humid climate of the Caribbean. Several specimens have been 

 taken at rather high altitudes on the eastern side of the plateau region, 

 but I am inclined to think it rather more abundant in the lowlands. 

 The specimen taken at El Hogar was shot on the edge of a new clear- 

 ing, and when first seen was on the ground, eating a young sloth which 

 it had just killed. Another fine male was killed by a surveying party 



