Carriker : List of the Birds of Costa Rica. 7G9 



Pheugopedius fasciato-ventris melanogasler Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Araer., 

 Ill, 1904, 532 (Veragua and Chiriqui to Costa Rica: Pozo Aziil de Pirris, San 

 Mateo). — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 304 (Boruca, El Pozo, and Barranca 

 de Terraba [Underwood]). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Pozo Aziil de Pirris. 



Bangs Collection: Pozo Azul de Pirris (Underwood). 



Carnegie Museum: Pozo Azul de Pirris, El Pozo de Terraba, Boruca 



(Carriker). Fourteen skins. 



This species is confined to the southwestern Pacific lowlands of Costa 

 Rica, from the Rio Grande de Tarcoles southward, and from sea-level up 

 to not more than 1,500 feet. It is fairly common in the valley of the Rio 

 Grande de Pirris, and very abundant in the lower portion of the Terraba 

 Valley, only occasional specimens being taken as high as Boruca. Its 

 habitat and habits are about the same as those of the following species. 



552. Pheugopedius atrogularis (Salvin). 



Thryothorus atrogularis Salvin, P. Z. S., 1864, 580 (Tucurriqui, Costa Rica 

 [Arce]; coll. Salvin and Godman). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 

 1887, 105 (Pacuare and Jimenez). 



Thryothorus atrigularis Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1880, 

 91, pi. 6, fig. 4. — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., VI, 1881, 231 (Tucurriqui). 



Pheugopedius atrogularis Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., VIII, 1865, 180 (Grey- 

 town, Nicaragua); IX, 1868, 92 (Tucurriqui [Arce]; coll. Salvin and Godman) 

 — Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., Ill, 1904, 530 (Nicaragua and Costa 

 Rica: Tucurriqui, Pacuare, and Jimenez). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Jimenez (Alfaro) (Carranza). 



Bangs Collection: La Vijagua (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection: Guacimo. 



Carnegie Museum: Guapiles (Carriker & Crawford), Rio Sicsola, 



Guapiles, El Hogar (Carriker). Eleven specimens. 



This handsome species is confined to the lower Caribbean slopes and the 

 lowlands proper, being found from sea-level up to about 2,000 feet over the 

 whole length of the country. It is most abundant below 1,000 feet and 

 especially in the Sicsola Valley, where I found it very common in the wild 

 cane along the streams as well as in the tangled masses of jungle found 

 wherever there are few large trees to keep out the sunlight. Underwood 

 took a good series at La Vijagua, in the extreme northern part of the 

 country, so that it must be fairly common there also. 



It is a very good songster, although not so good as many other of the 

 Costa Rican wrens. I was unable to find the nest, although the birds 

 were abundant. 



