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724. Sporophila gutturalis (Lichtenstein). 



F[ringilla] gutturalis Lichtenstein, Verz. Uoubl., 1823, 26 (Sao Paulo, S. 



Brazil; Mus. Berlin). 

 Sporophila gutturalis Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 311 (El Pozo de Terraba, one 



male [Underwood]). 



Carnegie Museum: El Pozo de Terraba, 9 (Carriker). 



' A specimen from El Pozo (28336, 9), collected June 17, 1907, is 

 provisionally referred to this species. It differs from Colombian examples 

 in being much more buffy beneath. The species was found at this same 

 locality by Underwood in 1906, that being the first record for Costa Rica." 

 (W. E. C. Todd.) 



The specimen above cited was taken along the beach of the Rio Grande 

 in company with S. aurita, but no males were noticed, although there 

 were undoubtedly some in the vicinity. 



725. Sporophila minuta minuta (Linnaeus). 



[Loxia] minuta Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, I, 1758, 176 (Surinam). 

 Sporophila minuta minuta Carriker, Ann. Carnegie Museum, IV, 1908, 302 

 (Buenos Aires de Terraba, one d 1 juv. [Carriker]). 



Collection E. A. & O. Bangs: Buenos Aires de Terraba, ten specimens, 



adults of both sexes, May, 1908 (Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum: Buenos Aires, Sept. 2, 1907, one d* (Carriker). 



The single male taken by myself in 1907 is the first Costa Rican record 

 for this Panaman species. During my stay in Buenos Aires no others 

 were seen, they being probably in a different locality at that time of year, 

 for the following May Underwood found them abundant in the same 

 "sabanas" where my single specimen was secured. I also saw two birds 

 on a little "sabana" on the ridge south of Boruca, but was unable to se- 

 cure them. They seem to frequent the open grassy savannas rather more 

 than bushes, as do some other species of the genus. 



726. Tiaris olivacea pusilla (Swainson). 



Tiaris pusilla Swainson, Philos. Mag., new series, I, 1827, 438 (Real del Monte, 

 Hidalgo, Mexico). 



Euethia pusilla Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., 1861, 2 (Costa Rica [Frantzius and 

 Hoffmann]). 



Euetheia pusilla Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, in (Alajuela). — 

 Cherrie, Auk, IX, 1892, 247 (Costa Rica, both slopes down to 2,000 ft.). 



Phonipara pusilla Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 103 (San Jose [Frant- 

 zius] and Sarchi [J. Carmiol]). — Cassin, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 169 



