Carriker : List of the Birds of Costa Rica. 565 



Underwood at San Jose, Oct. 25, 1905, as recorded by Mr. Bangs 

 (see above). It may be possible that there are other specimens of 

 the western form collected in Costa Rica, but I have not seen or heard 

 of them. 



295. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wilson) 



Cuculus erythrophthalmus Wilson, Am. Orn., IV, 181 1, 16, PI. 28. 

 Coccyzus erythrophthalmus Bonaparte, Jour. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., Ill, ii, 1824, 

 367. — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 128 (Barranca [F. Carmiol]). 



— Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 361 (Costa Rica). — Zeledon, An. Mus. 

 Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 123 (Barranca). — Shelley, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 

 XIX, 1891, 311 (no C. R. specimens). — Cherrie, Auk, IX, 1892, 327 

 (San Jose, Oct. 1). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1896, 

 526 (no C. R. specimens). 



This bird is evidently much rarer in Costa Rica during the winter 



then C. atnericanus, there being but very few records of its occurrence 



there. I did not meet with the bird, nor does Mr. Bangs have it in 



his collection from Costa Rica. 



296. Piaya cayana mehleri (Bonaparte). 



Piaya cayana Shelley, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVII, 1891, 373 (Angostura 

 [Carmiol], Bebedero and Tucurriqui [Arce]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol, 

 Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1896, 529 (C. R. references). 



Piaya mehleri Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., I X, 1868, 128 (San Jose [J. Carmiol], 

 Angostura [F. Carmiol]. — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 361 (San Jose). 



— Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 48 (San Jose). 



Pyrrhococcyx mehleri Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., 1862, 167 (C. R. [Frantzius and 

 Hoffmann]). 



Piaya cayana mehleri Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 401 (La Palma 

 de Nicoya). — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 498 (Irazii [Nut- 

 ting]). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 123 (San Jose, Alajuela, 

 Liberia, Cartago, Jimenez). — Cherrie, Auk, IX, 1892, 326 (San Jose, — 

 abundant on both coasts up to 6,500 feet). — Stone, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1908, 499 (San Jose, Guayabo, Pigres, Volcan de Irazu, Bonilla, Santo 

 Domingo de San Mateo, Talamanca). 



Piaya cayana thermophila Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 292 (Boruca [Underwood]). 



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



Coliblanco, Bonilla, Santo Domingo de San Mateo (Ridgway), La 



Lagunaria de Dota (Basulto). 

 Carnegie Museum : Guapiles (Carriker & Crawford) ; Juan Vifias, 



Carrillo, Boruca (Carriker). Eight skins. 



This is the commonest cuckoo in Costa Rica, except Crotophaga 

 suhirostris, being widely distributed and fairly abundant as to indi- 



