796 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Brit. Mus., X, 1885, 386( Costa Rica [Van Patten]). — Ridgway, Birds 



N. and Mid. Amer., II, 1902, 752 (highlands of Veragua, Chiriqui, and Costa 



Rica: Cervantes, Birris). 

 Basileuterus bivittahis melanotis Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 107 



(Costa Rica). 

 Basileuterus buittatus Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1881, 



170 (Costa Rican references). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Coliblanco (Ridgway), La Lagunaria, and Santa 



Maria de Dota (Basulto). 

 Bangs Collection: Azahar de Cartago and Escazu (Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum: La Hondura, Juan Vinas (Carriker). Five skins. 



This is rather a rare bird in Costa Rica, the least common of the genus. 

 Its range, so far as known, is confined to the highlands, from about 3,000 

 up to 6,000 feet, or perhaps higher. Like the other members of the genus 

 it is an inhabitant of the forest, keeping rather high up in the smaller 

 trees and undergrowth. 



591. Basileuterus melanogenys Baird. 



Basileuterus melanogenys Baird, Review Am. Birds, 1865, 248 (San Jose?, Costa 

 Rica [Frantzius]; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.) — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 

 t868, 95 (San Jose(?) [Frantzius]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 294 

 (Costa Rica). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1881, 174 

 (Volcan de Irazu [Rogers]). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., X, 1885, 398 

 (Costa Rican references). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 107 

 (La Palma de San Jose;. — Cherrie, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIV, 1891, 528 

 (descr. of young; Costa Rica). — Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., II, 

 1902, 751 (highlands ot Chiriqui and Costa Rica: La Palma and Volcan de 

 Irazu). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Volcan de Turrialba (Ridgway and Zeledon), El 

 Copey, Las Vueltas, and La Lagunaria de Dota (Basulto), Alto de Poas 

 (A 1 faro), La Estrella de Cartago, Volcan de Irazu and Azahar de Car- 

 tago (Mus. Nac. de C. R.). 

 Bangs Collection: Azahar de Cartago and Volcan de Irazu (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: Volcan de Turrialba. 



Carnegie Museum: Volcan de Irazu, Ujurras de Terraba (Carriker). 

 Twelve skins. 



The type of this species, collected by Frantzius, was given as coming 

 from San Jose, but this is unquestionably an error. In the first place, 

 the labelling of Frantzius' skins is absolutely worthless and not to be de- 

 pended upon whenever they conflict with the commonly known range of 

 a species; furthermore it is very clear, that while making San Jose his 



