880 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



(Angostura). — Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVI, 1893, 491 (Rio Frio, 

 common). 

 Caryothraustes poliogaster scapularis'Rmcw ay, Birds of North and Mid. Amer., I, 

 1901, 656 (southern Honduras to Isthmus of Panama). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Bonilla (Ridgway), Pacuarito (Cherrie), Jimenez 



(Verrill). 

 Bangs Collection: La Vijagua, Carrillo (Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum: Carrillo and El Hogar (Carriker), Carrillo and Pacu- 

 arito (Underwood). Five skins. 



"Birds from Bonilla, collected by Mr. Ridgway, although more or less 

 intermediate, are to be referred to this form." (W. E. C. Todd.) 



Found along the whole of the Caribbean watershed between 800 and 

 2,000 feet, but rarely met with in southern Costa Rica, being more abun- 

 dant from the Rio Reventazon northward. Its habits are the same as 

 those of the preceding species. 



710. Pitylus grossus (Linnaeus). 



[Loxia] grossa Lininleus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, 307 ("America"; based on 

 Coccothraustes americana carulca Brisson, Orn., App., 89, pi. 5, fig. 1). 



Pitylus grossus Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XI, 1886, 303 (Valsa [Carmiol], 

 Tucurriqui [Arce]). — Cassin, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 170 (Pacuare 

 [J. Carmiol]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 102 (Payua [J. Car- 

 miol]). — Zeledon, Cat. Aves de C. R., 1882, 8; An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 

 1887, in (Jimenez and Pacuare). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Aves, I, 1884, 331 (Pacuare and Valsa [Carmiol]). — Ridgway, Birds North 

 and Mid. Amer., I, 1901, 652 (Nicaragua to British Guiana, Cayenne, eastern 

 Brazil, eastern and central Peru, and western Ecuador). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Carrillo (Underwood). 

 Bangs Collection: Carrillo and Jimenez (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: La Florida. 



Carnegie Museum: Guapiles, Guacimo, El Hogar, and Rio Sicsola (Car- 

 riker). Seven skins. 



Found very sparingly along the whole Caribbean watershed at an ele- 

 vation of from 500 to 1,000 feet. It frequents only the heavy forest, is 

 not gregarious and is rarely met with. The male sings at the beginning 

 of the breeding season, the note somewhat resembling that of the Cardinal. 

 No nests were seen. 



711. Pheucticus tibialis Baird. 



Pheucticus tibialis "Baird, MS." Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., VIII, May, 1867, 

 478 (Cervantes [J. Cooper]; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.); IX, 1868, 102 (Tucurriqui 



