502 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



1869 (San Jose, Orosi, Turrialba, Moravia). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 67 

 (Cartago). — Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 398 (La Palma de 

 Nicoya). — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 501 (San Jose [Nut- 

 ting]). — Zelepon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 120 (Las Trojas. Pozo 

 Azul de Pirris, Alajuela, Angostura, Naranjo de Cartago). — Cherrie, Expl 

 Zool. en C. R., 1891-2, 1893, 46 (Boruca, Terraba, and Buenos Aires); Auk, 

 IX, 1892, 324 fSan Jose, abundant resident — both coasts to 8000 feet). — 

 Hartert, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 587 (Iiazii [Rogers], San Jose 

 [J. Carmiol]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1894, 393 

 (Mexico to Brazil). — Underwood.. Ibis, 1896, 442 (Bebedero). — Bangs- 

 Auk, XXIV, 1907. 295 (Boruca). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Bonilla and Pigres (Ridgway), Guayabo 

 (Ridgway & Zeledon), Bonilla, El Copey, Las Vueltas and Santa 

 Maria de Dota (Basulto), Monte Redondo (Zeledon). 

 Bangs Collection : Bolson, Tenorio, Cerro de Santa Maria (Under- 

 wood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : Miravalles and Banana River. 

 Carnegie Museum: Guapiles (Carriker & Crawford) ; Vol. de Irazu, 

 Pozo Azul de Pirris, Guacimo, Cuabre, Rio Sicsola, Carrillo, 

 Bebedero, Miravalles, Juan Vinas, El Pozo de Terraba, Boruca 

 (Carriker). Large series. 



Costa Rican specimens of Nyctidromus are practically identical with 

 those from Cayenne, the type locality. There are some slight differ- 

 ences, but they will not hold constant in a large series, it heing pos- 

 sible to exactly match Cayenne birds with specimens from Costa Rica. 

 As can be seen by the large list of localities cited above, this species 

 is to be found in practically every part of the country, up to 9,000 

 and even 10,000 feet on the Volcanoes de Irazu and Turrialba. I 

 found it breeding on the Volcano de Irazu at nearly 9,000 feet, a nest 

 and eggs being taken there April 13, 1902. The incubation was far 

 advanced at that date. The eggs were deposited in a slight depression 

 in the leaves on the groun near an old brush-pile, just on the edge of 

 a thicket of second-growth scrub. The two eggs are pale brownish- 

 drab, with a few markings of pale lilac, overlaid with blotches of 

 chestnut-rufous. Measurements: 36 x 24.5 and 30 x 23 mm. 



213. Stenopsis cayennensis (Gmelin). 



Engoulevant varie de Cayenne Montbeliard, Hist. Nat. Ois., ii, 577. 



Caprimulgus cayennensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, 1788, 103 1. 



Stenopsis cayennensis (not of Montbeliard) Hartert, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 



XVI, 1892, 583 (Panama into South America; no Costa Rican specimens). 



— Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1894, 392 (Costa Rican 



references). 



