Carriker : List of the Birds of Costa Rica. 553 



Bangs Collection: Guayabal, Cachi, San Pedro, Las Pavas (Under- 

 wood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: Cariblanco de Sarapiqui. 

 Carnegie Museum: Juan Vifias, c? and 9 (Carriker). 



This exquisite little bird is found in Costa Rica only on the Carib- 

 bean slope from 1,000 feet up to perhaps 4,000 feet, but is never very 

 abundant in any locality. They are fond of feeding at the blossoms 

 of orange-trees. 



279. Lophornis adorabilis Salvin. 



Lophornis adorabilis Salvin, P. Z. S., 1870, 207 (Volcan de Chiriqui). — Zele- 

 don, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 122 (San Jose). — Ridgway, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., XI, 1888, 542 (San Jose [Zeledon]). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. 

 en C. R., 1891-2, 1893, 45 (Boruca, common); Auk, IX, 1892, 424 (San Jose, 

 a single specimen by Zeledon). — Salvin, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 

 425 (Chiriqui). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1892, 365 

 (Costa Rica and Panama). — Hartert, Tierr., 1900, 219 (Volcan de Chiriqui 

 and Costa Rica). — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 296 (Boruca [Underwood]). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Monte Redondo (Zeledon). 

 Bangs Collection: San Pedro, Escazu, and Pozo Azul de Pirris (Under- 

 wood). 

 Carnegie Museum : Juan Vifias (Carriker). One male. 



This Loplwmis occupies a higher portion of the country than the 

 preceding, although their ranges overlap on the upper part of the 

 Caribbean slope. It is found sparingly over the central plateau region 

 and in the southwestern Pacific lowlands, that is, in the hills surround- 

 ing Boruca (1,500 feet). It is perhaps more abundant there than 

 anywhere else in the country, or was before Underwood made his trip 

 in 1906, when he seems to have nearly wiped it out, for I saw none 

 the following year. It is always attracted to the flowers of the "guava" 

 tree when any are near. 



280. Popelairea conversi conversi (Bourcier and Mulsant). 



Trochilus conversi Bourcier & Mulsant, Ann. Sc. Phys. et Nat. Lyon, IX, 

 313 (Colombia). 



Gouldia conversi Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 123 (Tucurriqui [Arce, 

 Coll. O. Salvin]). — Salvin, P. Z. S., 1867, 154 (Tucurriqui [Arce]).— 

 Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 122 (C. R.). 



Prymnacantha conversi, Salvin, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 430 (Tucur- 

 riqui [Arce], Angostura [Carmiol]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Aves, II, 1892, 366 (Naranjo de Cartago [Zeledon, in U. S. Nat. Mus.]). 



