492 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



1893,511 (Rio Frio). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 

 1895, 472 (Costa Rican references). 

 Streptoceryle alcyon Cabanis, Jour. fiir. Orn., 1862, 162 (C. R. [Frantzius]). 



Bangs Collection : San Jose, Nov. 23-30, 1905 (Underwood). 



Rather rare as a winter resident. It seems to arrive about the end 

 of October and is found only in the region of the highlands or central 

 plateau, not descending into the hot lowlands. 



200. Ceryle amazona (Latham). 



Alcedo amazona Latham, Ind. Orn., 1790, 257. 



Ceryle amazona Boie, lsis, 1828, 316. — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 

 1868, 118 (C. R. [Frantzius]). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869,311 

 (Orosi and Navarro). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 119 

 (Pacuare). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVII, 1892, 129 (Central 

 America and greater part of S. A.). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.- 

 Am., Aves, II, 1895, 475 (Aguacaliente [Frantzius]). — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 

 1907, 294 (Fl Pozo de Terraba [Underwood]). 



Chloroceryle amazonia Cabani^, Jour, fiir Orn., 1862, 1 61 (C. R. [Frantzius]). 



Bangs Collection : Bebedero (Underwood). 



Carnegie Museum : Pozo Azul de Pirris, El Pozo de Terraba (Car- 



riker) ; La Junta (Underwood). 



With the exception of C. (znea, this is the least common of the 

 resident kingfishers of Costa Rica. It is, however, distributed over 

 almost the entire country up to an altitude of about 3,000 feet, but in 

 small numbers. Its habits are very similar to the species following, 

 with which it associates. 



200. Ceryle americana septentrionalis (Sharpe). 



Ceryle cabanisi Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1 18 (San Jose and San Carlos 

 [J. Carmiol], Cartago [Cooper]). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 311 

 (Highlands of San Jose, Cartago and San Carlos). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 

 1878, 48 (common everywhere). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 

 1887, 119 (Jimenez, ^an Jose, Naranjo de Cartago). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. 

 en C. R., 1891-2, 1893, 57 (Laguna de Sierepe) ; Auk, IX, 1892, 324 (San 

 Jose, tolerably common resident on both coasts up to 8,000 feet). 



■Ceryle americana cabanisi Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 399 (La 

 Palma de Nicoya). — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 501 (San 

 Jose [Nutting]). 



Chloroceryle cabanisi Cabanis, Jour, fiir Orn., 1862, 256 (C. R. [Hoffmann and 

 Ellendorf]). 



Ceryle septentrionalis Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVII, 1 892, 134 (Cartago 

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

 II, 1895,476 (C. R. references). — Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 443 (Miravalles, 

 abundant). 



