882 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



(San Jose, Feb. to June). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 

 1884, 336 (C. R. [Frantzius], San Jose and Angostura [Carmiol], La Palma 

 [Zeledon], Cachi [Rogers]). — Zeledon, Cat. Aves de C. R., 1882, 8. — Bou- 

 card, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878, 58 (San Jose, 1 spec.). — Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus., XII, 1888, 58 (Cachi [Rogers], San Jose, and Angostura 

 [F. Carmiol]). 



Habia ludoviciana Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 111 (Cartago). 

 — Cherrie, Auk, VII, 1890, 334 (San Jose, Oct. 23 to Feb. 3); Auk, IX, 

 1892, 27 (San Jose; rare). 



Zamelodia ludoviciana Coues, B. N. O. C, V, 1880, 98, in text. — Ridgway, 

 Birds of North and Mid. Amer., I, 1901, 614 (eastern U. S. and more southern 

 British Provinces, west to edge of Great Plains; in winter south to the 

 Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and through Mexico (both sides) and Central 

 America to western Ecuador and Santa Marta, Colombia). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Guayabo, March 7 (Ridgway and Zeledon), Santo 



Domingo de San Mateo, Feb. (Alfaro). 

 Bangs Collection: Escazu, August 29, 1905 (Underwood). 

 Fleming Collection: Azahar de Cartago, Feb. 10, 1899 (Underwood). 

 C H. Lankester Collection: Tres Rios. 

 Carnegie Museum: Escazu, August 13, La Hondura, Sept. 28, El Hogar, 



March 21 (Carriker), Tucurriqui, Dec. 10 (Underwood). Four skins. 



"A bird from Escazu, taken at a remarkably early date, August 13 

 (1902), seems to be entering on the postju venal moult, the greater and 

 some of the lesser coverts having already been replaced by black feathers. 

 In another bird (La Hondura, Sept. 28, 1905) the lesser and inner coverts 

 have been renewed and there is somewhat more pink on the breast. A 

 bird from El Hogar, March 21, 1907, is in perfect spring dress." (W. E. 

 C. Todd.) 



Not uncommon as a winter visitor throughout the plateau region, less 

 frequent on the Caribbean slope. 



713. Guiraca caerulea lazula (Lesson). 



Pitylus lazulus Lesson, Rev. Zool., V, 1842, 174. 



Guiraca ccerulea Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 102 (Angostura [J. 

 Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 301 (Costa Rica). — Zeledon, 

 Cat. Aves de C. R., 1882, 8; An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 1 11.— Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1885, 344, part (C. R. [Frantzius], 

 Angostura [Carmiol]). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1891-2, 1893, 28 

 (Boruca, 1 spec, Nov. 29). — Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 436 (Miravalles). 



Guiraca ccerulea lazula Ridgway, Auk, XV, Oct. 1898, 322 (crit. nomencl.). — 

 Ridgway, Birds of North and Mid. Amer., I, 1901, 610 (southwestern portion 

 of the U. S. and Mexican Plateau; in winter, middle and southern Mexico, 

 and south through Central America to southern Costa Rica). 



