676 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Pacific lowlands from the Rio Grande de Tarcoles southward into 

 Panama. 



423. Cotinga amabilis Gould. 



Cotinga amabilis Gould, P. Z. S., 1857, 64, pi. 123 (Guatemala; coll. J. Gould). 

 — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y. f IX, 1868, 117 (San Jose (?) [Frantzius]). — 

 Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 310 (Orosi). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de 

 C. R., I, 1887, 118 (Naranjo de Cartago and Birris). — Sclater, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus., XIV, 1888, 384 (Costa Rica [Van Patten]). — Salvin and God- 

 man, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1891, 138 (Costa Rican references). — 

 Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 781 (southeastern Mexico to 

 Costa Rica: " San Jose," Naranjo de Cartago, Carrillo,, Talamanca). 



Ampelis amabilis Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., 1861, 253 (Costa Rica [Hoffmann]). 



Bangs Collection: Carrillo (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: Tuis. 

 Fleming Collection: Cachi (Underwood). 



This superb cotinga is confined to the Caribbean lowlands and lower 

 slopes, up to about 2,500 or 3,000 feet. It is most abundant at about 

 1,000 or 1,200 feet. It is a rare bird in Costa Rica and one very 

 seldom seen, except when it comes to certain fruit-bearing trees to 

 feed in company with other cotingas. Nothing is known of its 

 breeding habits. Like all the family, it is confined to the heavy 

 forests, only coming out into the open to feed. 



Family PI PRIM). 



424. Piprites griseiceps Salvin. 



Piprites griseiceps Salvin, P. Z. S., 1864 (publ. April, 1865), 583 (Tucurriqui, 

 Costa Rica [Arce]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 116 (Tucur- 

 riqui [Arce]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 309 (Costa Rica). — 

 Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XIV, 1888, 285 (type skin). — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., II, 1890, 107 (Costa Rican references). — 

 Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 768 (Costa Rica: Tucurriqui, 

 Reventazon, and Jimenez). 



Bangs Collection: Reventazon, d\ 1892; La Vijagua, Feb. 19, 9 ; 

 March 1, 1908 (Underwood). 



Field Museum : El Hogar, March 21, 1907, c? (Carriker). 



C. H. Lankester Collection : Miravalles, June 22, 1906, one speci- 

 men. 

 This is the rarest of the Central American Pipridce^ and is found 



only in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The type came from Tucurriqui, 



and was collected by Arce in 1862 or 1863. Cherrie secured a male at 



