872 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



N. Y., IX, 1868, 98 (Angostura and Santa Rosa [J. Carmiol]). — Ridgway, 

 Birds N. and Mid. Amer., II, 1902, 17 (Veragua and Costa Rica: Angostura, 

 Turrialba, Naranjo de Cartago, Santa Rosa, Rio Sucio). 

 Euphonia annce Frantzius, Jour, ftir Orn., 1869, 297 (Costa Rica). — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1883, 265 (Turrialba [Arce]). — 

 Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XI, 1886, 72 (Costa Rican references). — 

 Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 109 (Naranjo de Cartago and 

 Rio Sucio). 



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



(Basulto). 

 Bangs Collection: La Vijagua, Carrillo, Cariblanco de Sarapiqui (Under- 

 wood). 

 Carnegie Museum: Volcan de Turrialba, Carrillo, La Hondura, Las 

 Mesas (Carriker), Carrillo, and Cariblanco de Sarapiqui (Underwood). 

 Fourteen skins. 



"As noted in the British Museum Catalogue, the adult female always 

 has a very decided gray nuchal band. Mr. Ridgway, however, omits 

 reference to this in his description, and his key is therefore misleading 

 to that extent, throwing this species into the wrong section. Evidently 

 he had an immature bird in hand, which did not show this pattern. 

 Several male birds taken in August and September exhibit various stages 

 of the moult into the fully adult dress." (W. E. C. Todd.) 



This Euphonia is confined to the Caribbean watershed, from about 

 1,200 feet up to near timber-line on the eastern and northern slopes of 

 the high volcanoes. It is usually found in the heavy forest, rather than 

 in open woodland or scattering trees. It is often found feeding in com- 

 pany with Tangara icterocephala and fiorida, and is fairly abundant about 

 Carrillo and La Hondura in the Rio Sucio gorge during August and 

 September. 



700. Euphonia elegantissima (Bonaparte). 



Pipra elegantissima Bonaparte, P. Z. S., 1837, 112 (Mexico). 



Euphonia elegantissima Gray, Gen. Birds, App., 1849, 17. — Cabanis, Jour, ftir 

 Orn., i860, 332 (Costa Rica [Frantzius and Hoffmann]). — Lawrence, Ann. 

 Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 98 (San Jose [Frantzius]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 

 1869, 297 (Costa Rica). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 54 (San Jose; habits and 

 song). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1883, 257 (Irazu 

 [Arce and Rogers], Turrialba [Arce]). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XI, 



1886, 62 (Costa Rican references). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 



1887, 109 (Cartago and San Jose). — Cherrie, Auk, IX, 1892, 24 (San Jose; 

 descr. abnormally colored male). — Ridgway, Bin's N. and Mid. Amer., II, 

 1902, 12 (southern Mexico to Veragua). 



