732 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1888, 13 (Costa Rica to Ecuador). — 

 Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 366 (Angostura, Jimenez, 

 Cariblanco de Sarapiqui, Reventazon, Bonilla). 



Bangs Collection: Cariblanco de Sarapiqui and Jimenez (Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum: Guapiles, d" (Carriker & Crawford); Guacimo, d" 



(Carriker). 



Entirely confined to the Caribbean slope, probably between about 600 

 and 2,000 feet above sea-level. It is a very rare bird, not only in Costa 

 Rica but throughout its range, probably not more than eight or ten speci- 

 mens having been taken in Costa Rica. Little is known of its habits. 

 The two birds which I secured were taken in shrubbery in open places, 

 and seemed to have the habits of the succeeding species. 



504. Todirostrum cinereum finitimum Bangs. 



Todirostrum cinereum Sclater, P. Z. S., 1856, 141 (David, Panama). — Law- 

 rence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, no (Turrialba and Pacuare [J. Carmiol]). 

 — -Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 307 (San Jose). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 

 1878, 62 (Cartago and San Jose). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 

 1887, 116 (Las Trojas, Pacuare, Jimenez). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 

 XIV, 1888, 69, part (Irazu [Rogers], Bebedero [Arce]). — Salvin and Godman, 

 Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1888, 12, part (Mexico to South Brazil). — Cher- 

 rie, Auk, VII, 1890, 233 (San Jose, notes on breeding); IX, 1892, 250 (San 

 Jose, common resident); Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1890-1, 1893, 31 (Palmar and 

 Buenos Aires). — Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 437 (Miravalles to Bebedero). — 

 Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 364 (southern Mexico to 

 Panama; — Costa Rica: Turrialba, Pacuare, Volcan de Irazu, Cartago, 

 San Jose, Nicoya, Bebedero, Miravalles). — ■ Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 300. 



Triccus cinereus Cabanis, Jour, fiir Orn., 1861, 242 (Costa Rica [Frantzius and 

 Hoffmann]). 



Todirostrum cinereum finitimum Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XVII, 1904, 

 114 (S. Mexico; coll. E. A. and O. Bangs). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Guayabo (Ridgway and Zeledon), Carrillo (Under- 

 wood), Reventazon (Carranza), Jimenez (Cherrie), Pigres (Ridgway), 

 Bonilla (Zeledon). 



Bangs Collection: San Jose, Carrillo, Coralillo, El General de Terraba, 

 Bolson (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection: Guacimo and Sarapiqui. 



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

 Hogar, Bagaces, Buenos Aires de Terraba (Carriker). Sixteen skins. 

 This is the commonest and most widely distributed Todirostrum in 



Costa Rica, being found over the whole of the lowlands of both coasts 



and up over the central plateau to at least 4,500 feet. It is commonest 



