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Helminthophila chrysoptera Ridgway, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club., VII, 1882, 53; 

 Birds N. and Mid. Araer., II, 1902, 448 (eastern U. S., south in winter to 

 Cuba and through eastern Mexico and Central America to Colombia). — 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., X, 1885. 235, 639 (no C. R. specimens). — 

 Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 106 (Jimenez). — Cherrie, Auk, 

 VII, 1890, 335 (San Jose, Sept. 15); VIII, 1891, 278 (San Jose, Oct. 2, a 

 rare bird). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Guayabo, March 9 (Ridgway and Zeledon). 



Fleming Collection: Carrillo, Oct. 31 (Underwood). 



Carnegie Museum: Guapiles, March 30 (Carriker & Crawford); La 



Hondura, Dec. 21 (Underwood); Guacimo, Nov. 28; Guapiles, Jan. 22; 



La Hondura, Sopt. 21; El Hogar, Nov. 14 (Carriker). Six skins. 



A fairly common migrant in Costa Rica, but not so abundant as the 

 preceding species. It seems to be more numerous on the lower Caribbean 

 slope and quite rare on the central plateau, while on the Pacific slope it 

 is entirely absent. 



626. Protonotaria citrea (Boddaert). 



Motacilla citrea Boddaert, Tabl. PI. Enl., 1783, 44 (based on Figuier a venire 

 et tete jaunes de la Louisana Daubenton, PI. Enl., pi. 704, fig. 2). 



Protonotaria citrea Baird, Rept. Pacific Railway Surv., IX, 1858, 239; Review 

 Am. Birds, 1865, 173 (Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Capt. J. M. Dow). — Law- 

 rence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 94 (Puntarenas [J. M. Dow]). — Frant- 

 zius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 293 (Puntarenas). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. 

 Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1880, in (Costa Rican references). — Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus., X, 1885, 249, 641 (no C. R. specimen"). — Cherrie, Auk, 

 VII, 1890, 335 (San Jose, Oct. 13; not seen in spring). — Zeledon, An. 

 Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 106 (San Jose). — Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. 

 Amer., II, 1902, 442 (more southern portions of the U. S., southward in winter 

 to Cuba and through eastern Mexico and Central America to Colombia). 



Helminthopha^a citiea Cabanis, Jour, ftir Orn., 1861, 85 (Costa Rica [Frant- 

 ziusj). 



Bangs Collection: Bolson, Dec. 15 (Underwood). 

 Fleming Collection: San Jose, Sept. 15 (Underw r ood). 



A very rare winter visitor in Costa Rica. There are no records of its 

 occurrence on the Caribbean slope, but several from the highlands of 

 the interior and the Pacific coastal region. 



627. Helmitheros vermivorus (Gmelin). 



[Motacilla] veimivora Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, 1788, 951 (based on The Worm-ealey, 

 Vermivota Edwards, Gleanings Nat. Hist., II, 200, pi. 305). 



[Helmitheros] vermivora Bonaparte, Consp. Av., I, 1850, 314. 



H[elmitheros] vermivorus Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., i860, 328 (Costa Rica [Hoff- 

 mann]). 



