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little room for another subspecies, and without females it is better to 

 refer them to sonoriensis, at least provisionally. 



640. Icterus galbula (Linnaeus). 



Coracias galbula Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, I, 1758, 108 ("America"; based on 



Icterus ex aureo nigroque varius Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina, I, pi. 48). 

 Icterus galbula Coues, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, V, 1880, 98. — Ridgway, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 490 (San Jose, Costa Rica [Nutting]; abundant 

 in winter). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., 1, 1887, 112 (San Jose, Ala- 

 juela, Cartago). — Cherrie, Auk, VII, 1890, 334 (San Jose, Oct. 22 to March 

 2); IX, 1892, 250 (San Jose, rarer than /. spurius); Expl. Zool. en C. R., 

 1891-2, 1893, 30 (Buenos Aires, one specimen). — Ridgway, Birds N. and 

 Mid, Amer., II, 1902, 310 (eastern North America, south in winter through 

 Mexico and Central America to Colombia). 

 Icterus baltimore Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 59 (San Jose, March and April). — 

 Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XI, 1886, 364 (Irazu district [Rogers], Beb- 

 edero [Arce]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1887, 461 

 (Costa Rican references). — Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 437 (Bebedero to Mira- 

 valles, common). 



Hyphantes baltimore Cabanis, Jour, fiir Orn., 1861, 8 (Costa Rica [Ellendorf, 

 Hoffmann, and Frantzius]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 104 

 (San Jose [J. Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 303 (Costa Rica). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Bonilla, April, 1908 (Basulto) ; Pigres, March 6, 



1905 (Lizano). 

 Bangs Collection: San Jose, December; Cerro de Santa Maria and Ten- 



orio, January (Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum: Guapiles, March 6-10 (Carriker & Crawford); 

 Cuabre, Feb. 29; La Hondura, Sept. 20, 25; El Hogar, Dec. 6, 14 (Car- 

 riker). Seven skins. 



The Baltimore Oriole is, I think, more abundant in Costa Rica in winter 

 than the Orchard Oriole, although it may be that it is less common on 

 the Pacific slope than that bird. However, on the Caribbean slope and 

 lowlands, the Baltimore Oriole is in much greater numbers, and is 

 always to be found in the trees about the plantation buildings. The birds 

 are very fond of oranges and do considerable damage to the ripened fruit 

 by pecking holes in them, through which they eat the inside. 



641. Icterus mesomelas salvini (Cassin). 



Icterus mesomelas (not Psarocolius mesomelas Wagler) Sclater, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus., XI, 1886, 378, part (Valsa, Costa Rica [Carmiol]). — Zeledon, 

 An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 112 (Sipurio de Talamanca). — Salvin and 

 Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1887, 470 (Costa Rican references). 



