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since the two peaks are in plain sight of each other, and not more than 

 ten or twelve miles apart. On Irazu I found it almost entirely in the 

 trees scattered through the pastures and fields and along the roadsides. 

 It was breeding in April. 



319. Melanerpes chrysauchen Salvin. 



Melanerpes chrysauchen Salvin, P. Z. S., 1870, 213 (Bugaba, Panama [Arce]). 

 — Cherrie, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIV, 1891, 537 (Pozo Azul de Pirris 

 [Zeledon]); Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1 890-1, 46 (Lagarto and Terraba). — Har- 

 gitt, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVIII, 1890, 160 (Panama). — Salvin and 

 Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1895, 414 (Panama). — Bangs, Auk, 

 X XIV, 1907, 292 (Boruca, Paso Real and El Pozo de Terraba [Underwood]). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Pozo Azul de Pirris (Underwood). 



Bangs Collection : Pozo Azul de Pirris (Underwood). 



Carnegie Museum : Pozo Azul de Pirris and Boruca (Carriker). Four 



skins. 



This handsome Melanerpes was first taken in Costa Rica by Zeledon 

 at Pozo Azul de Pirris in September, 1S89 (Cherrie, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus. , XIV, 1891,537). It was taken by Cherrie in the Terraba Valley 

 in 1890-1, and subsequently by Underwood and myself at both Pozo 

 Azul and Terraba. Its Costa Rican range is restricted to the south- 

 western portion of the country in the Pacific lowlands, from near sea- 

 level up to at least 1,500 feet in the hills around Boruca, where it is 

 fairly common, but is more abundant in the scattered trees of the open 

 " sabanas " than in the forest. 



320. Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe). 



Zebrapicus pucherani Malherbe, Rev. Zool., 1849, 542 (Tobago). 



Centurus pucherani Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 49 (San Carlos and Juan Vinas). 



Melanerpes pucherani Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 124 (Tala- 

 manca, Cartago, Jimenez, Rancho Redondo). — Hargitt, Cat. Birds Brit. 

 Mus., XVIII, 1890, 164 (San Jose [Carmiol], Turrialba [Arce]). — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1895, 415 (Mexico to W. Ecuador). 



Tripsurus pucherani Salvadori, Atti. R. Ace. Sci. Torino, 1868, 183 (Costa 

 Rica [Durando]). 



Centurus generii Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 131 (San Jose [J. Car- 

 miol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 364 (Costa Rica). 



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

 (Ridgway) (Basulto), Carrillo (Underwood), Pacuarito (Cherrie), 

 Jimenez (Alfaro), Reventazon (Carranza). 



Bangs Collection: Jimemez, La Vijagua, Carrillo (Underwood). 



