818 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Helmitherus vermivorus Baird, Review Am. Birds, 1865, 180, San Jose [Car- 

 miol]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 94 (San Jose [J. Carmiol]). 



— Cherrie, Auk, VII, 1890, 335 (one skin in Mus. Nae.); VIII, 1891, 278 

 (San Jose, November 23, one o 71 ); Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1 891-2, 1893, 13 

 (Lagarto, one specimen). 



Helmintherus vermivc»us Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 293 (Costa Rica). 

 Helminthotherus vermivorus Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 



1880, 112 (Costa Rican references). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., X, 



1885, 230, 638 (no C. R. specimens). 

 Helmitheros vermivorus Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., II, 1902, 439 



(eastern United States, south in winter to the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and 



through eastern Mexico and Central America to Veragua). 



Bangs Collection: Tenorio, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 (Underwood). 



Fleming Collection: Escazu, March 9 (Underwood). 



Carnegie Museum: Azahar de Cartago, Nov. 19 (Underwood). 



This is not a common migrant in lower Central America, only a small 

 portion of the birds getting so far south as Costa Rica, in which country 

 it seems to be confined to the highlands. 



628. Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus). 



[Molacilla] varia Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, 333 (based on The Small 

 Black and White Creeper Sloane, Nat. Hist. Jamaica, II, 309, pi. 265, fig. 1). 



Mniotilta varia Vieillot, Diet. d'Hist. Nat. XXI, 1818, 230. — Baird, Review 

 Amer. Birds, 1865, 168 (Puntarenas [J. M. Dow], Angostura [Carmiol]). — 

 Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 93 San Jose, Barranca and Tuis [J. 

 Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 292 (San Jose, San Juan, and 

 Candelaria). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 52 (San Carlos, Feb.). — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1880, no (Costa Rican references). 



— Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., X, 1885, 251, 641 (no C. R. specimens). — 

 Zeledon, An. Mus. Nae. de C. R., I, 1887, 106 (Tarcoles, San Mateo, Car- 

 tago). — Cherrie, Auk, VII, 1890, 335 (San Jose, Aug. 20); VIII, 1891, 

 277 (do.); Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1891-2, 1893, 13 (Boruca). — Underwood, 

 Ibis, 1896, 433 (Miravalles). — Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., II, 1902, 

 432 (eastern North America, wintering from the Gulf States southward, 

 throughout the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Colombia and 

 Venezuela). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Guayabo, March 30 (Ridgway and Zeledon). 



Bangs Collection: Cerro de Santa Maria, Jan. 8; Volcan de Irazu, Jan. 9; 

 La Vijagua, Feb. 27 (Underwood). 



Fleming Collection: Carrillo, Nov. 8 (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection: Guacimo, Jan. 11. 



Carnegie Museum: Juan Vifias,MVlarch 21; Guacimo, Sept. 25; Carrillo, 

 Sept. 1-2; La Hondura, Sept. 22; Ujurras de Terraba, Sept. 14 (Car- 

 riker); San Jose, Oct. 20, Nov. 6 (Underwood). Ten skins. 



