490 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



197. Pionopsittacus haematotis (Sclater and Salvin). 



Pionus heematotis Sclater and Salvin, P. Z. S., i860, 300 (Guatemala). — 

 Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, IX, 131 (Pacuare [J. Carmiol]). — 

 Frantzfus, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 366 (Angostura, Pacuare [J. Carmiol]). 

 Caica heematotis Zeledon, Ann. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 124 (Pacuare and 



Naranjo de Cartago). 

 Pionopsittacus heematotis Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XX, 1891, 343. 

 (Angostura [J. Carmiol]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, 

 II, 1897, 597 (Mexico to Panama). 

 Pionopsitta heematotis Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVI, 1893, 520 (Rio 

 Frio). 

 U. S. Nat. Museum : Naranjo de Cartago (Cooper), Bonilla (Ridg- 



way and Zeledon). 

 Bangs Collection : Pozo Azul de Pirris, La Vijagua, La Estrella de 



Cartago, El General de Terraba (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : Cachi. 

 Carnegie Museum : Peralta (Carriker). 



Costa Rican birds are indistinguishable from specimens from 

 Mexico and Honduras with which they were compared. 



The present species also has a wide range outside of, as well as 

 within, Costa Rica. Its area of greatest abundance is on the Carib- 

 bean slope between the elevations of 1,000 and 3,000 feet, seeming 

 to prefer the very humid conditions prevailing at that altitude. Speci- 

 mens are also recorded from the interior at about 5,000 feet, but I 

 believe it to be rare at such high altitudes. It also occurs on the Pacific 

 slope, in the region south of the Gulf of Nicoya, specimens having 

 been taken at Pozo Azul de Pirris and El General, in the upper part 

 of the Terraba Valley, but it is also an uncommon bird in this region. 

 Its habits are very much the same as those of Pionus, although it keeps 

 to the forest more than that species. 



Family ALCEDINIDyE. 



Key to the Costa Rican Species. 



a. Lower parts mainly chestnut-brown. 



b. Very large (wing 174 mm.) ; throat white, upper parts bluish. 



Ceryle torquata. 



bb. Very small (wing 55 to 60 mm.) ; center of abdomen white ; upper parts 



dark metallic-green. 



c. A band of dark green across chest. Ceryle cvnea -rnea O • 



re. No green on chest. Ceryle eenea cenea $ . 



aa. Lower parts mainly white, with green or chestnut areas. 



