Carriker : List of the Birds of Costa Rica. 883 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Coyolar (Alfaro), February, 1905. 



Carnegie Museum: Puntarenas, June 8, 1907 (Carriker). . One skin. 



"Represented in the collection by a single bird (28303) from Punta- 

 renas. It would seem to be a male of the previous year, but has evidently 

 failed to moult properly, showing only a few blue feathers about the head 

 and breast. This circumstance, taken in connection with the late date 

 of capture, suggests that possibly it may have been a sick bird, which 

 failed to accompany the others in the northward migration— the species 

 not being known to breed so far south." (W. E. C. Todd.) 



This seems to be a rare migrant in Costa Rica and has only been taken 

 near the Pacific coast. Underwood took three specimens in the vicinity 

 of Miravalles during a five months' trip, and reports it rare. Mr. Lankes- 

 ter says he saw none during three months' collecting in that general region. 

 We have a single record from the eastern slope, a bird collected at An- 

 gostura by J. Carmiol, as reported by Lawrence in his Catalogue. It 

 seems to prefer shrubbery and open woodland. 



714. Oryzoborus funereus Sclater. 



Oryzoborus funereus Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1859, 378 (Suchapam, 

 Oaxaca, S. Mexico [P. L. Sclater]). — Zeledon, Cat. Aves de C. R., 1882, 8; 

 An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, in (Costa Rica). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. 

 en C. R., 1891-2, 1893, 28 (Boruca). — Ridgway, Birds of North and Mid- 

 Amer., I, 1901, 605 (southern Mexico to Isthmus of Panama; Colombia, west, 

 ern Ecuador ?). — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 311 (Boruca and Barranca de 

 Terraba, four specimens [Underwood]). 



Bangs Collection: Juan Vinas, 1 adult 9, March 20, 1902 (Underwood). 

 Evidently a very rare bird in Costa Rica and one which I was never 

 fortunate enough to find. Most of the specimens recorded have been 

 taken in the Pacific coast region, and it is probably most abundant in 

 the Terraba Valley. I have been unable to learn anything of its habits, 

 but presume is is to be met with on the "sabanas," or along their borders, 

 where Sporophila morelleti and Volatinia jacarini splendens are found. 



715. Cyanocompsa concreta concreta (Du Bus). 



Cyanoloxia concreta Du Bus, Bull. Ac. Roy. Brux., XXII, pt. I, 1855, 150 



(Mexico). 

 Cyanocompsa concreta concreta Ridgway, Birds North and Mid. Am., I, 1901 

 596 (southern Mexico to Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica [Rio Frio 1 ]). 

 Although Dr. Richmond does not give this bird in his list as coming from Rio 

 Frio (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVI, 1893, 492) the skin to which Mr. Ridgway re- 

 fers was doubtless collected by Dr. Richmond. 



