552 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Microchera albocoronata Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 122 (Capt. J. 

 M. Dow, fide S. F. Baird). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Bonilla (Ridgvvay, Zeledon, and Alfaro). 



Bangs Collection: Carrillo (Underwood). 



Carnegie Museum : Volcan de Turrialba, 2,000 feet (Carriker & 



Crawford); Carrillo (Carriker). Three skins. 



This handsome little species, one of the smallest of the family, is 

 found only on the Caribbean watershed, between the altitudes of about 

 1,000 and 3,000 feet, but is probably most abundant at about 1,500 

 feet. It is also a woodland species, feeding rather high up in the 

 trees and is not often seen. 



I found a nest in the hills above Guapiles in March, 1908, but the 

 eggs were broken while endeavoring to secure it. It was a tiny little 

 thing, built on a small knot on the side of a slender vine, hanging 

 from a large tree. The female was secured. 



277. Lophornis delattrii (Lesson). 



Ornismya {Lophornis) delattrii Lesson, Rev. Zool., 1839, 19. 



Lophornis delattrii Gould, Mon. Troch., Ill, t. 121 (Sept., 1861). — Salvin, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 423 (Panama and Colombia). — Salvin and 

 Godman, Biol.Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1892, 363 (Panama to Peru). — Hartert, 

 Tierr., 1900, 218 (Panama to Ecuador). — Bangs, Proc. N. Eng. Zool. Club, 

 IV, 1908, 26 {$ juv., San Pedro, Oct., 1900; 2 J"s, San Pedro, Oct., 1906 

 [Underwood]). 



The specimens recorded above by Mr. Bangs are the first and only 

 records for the taking of this species in Costa Rica, which is evidently 

 out of its real range. It can hardly be more than a straggler in Costa 

 Rica, and may not be taken again for a long time. 



278. Lophornis helenae (Delattre). 



Ornismya helence Delattre, Echo du Monde Savant, 1843, 1068 (Peten (?), 

 Guatemala). 



Lophornis helence Gould, Mon. Troch., Ill, t. 123 (Sept., 1855). — Salvin, Ibis, 

 1869, 319 (Tucurriqui [Arce]). — (?) Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 

 145 (C. R. [Endres]). — Salvin, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 425 

 (Turrialba and Tucurriqui [Arce]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Aves, II, 1892, 364 (El Naranjo [Zeledon, in U. S. Nat. Mus.]). — Hartert, 

 Tierr., 1900, 219 (Southern Mexico to Costa Rica). 



Paphosia helence Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 70 (San Carlos). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Bonilla (Ridgvvay) (Basulto), Guayabo (Ridg- 

 way and Zeledon). 



