906 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Pyrgisoma biarcuatum (not of Bonaparte) Sclater, Cat. Am. Birds, 1862, 120, 

 part (C. R.). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 103 (San Jose [Hoff- 

 mann]). — Frantzius, Journ. fur Orn., 1869, 301 (San Jose). 



Pyrgisoma kieneri (not of Bonaparte) Cassin, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 

 169 (C. R. [J. Carmiol]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 103, 145 

 (San Jose [J. Carmiol], Grecia [F. Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 

 1869, 302 (San Jose). 



Pyrgisoma cabanisi Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1868, 324, 

 326 (San Jose, coll. P. L. Sclater); Exotic Orn., 1868, 129, pi. 65, fig. 1. — 

 Salvin, Ibis, 1869, 314 (San Jose). — Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878, 

 56 (San Jose and Cartago). — Nutting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 499 

 (San Jose). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr-Am., Aves, I, 1886, 403 

 (Irazu [Rogers]). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 112 (Alajuela, 

 San Jose, Grecia, and Irazu). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XII, 1888, 

 734 (San Jose [J. Carmiol ; Boucard], Irazu [Rogers]). — Cherrie, Auk, IX, 

 1892, 248 (San Jose; habits, descr. nest and eggs and young). 



Pyrgisoma cabanisii Zeledon, Cat. Aves de C. R., 1882, 9. 



Melozone cabanisi Ridgway, Birds North and Mid. Amer., I, 1901, 441 (high- 

 lands of Costa Rica : San Jose, Grecia, Volcan de Irazu, Cartago, Navarro, 

 Alajuela, etc.). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: San Jose (Cherrie) (Underwood), Alajuela (Alfaro). 



Bangs Collection: San Jose (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection: Cachi. 



Carnegie Museum: Tierra Blanca (Carriker), San Jose (Underwood). 



Five skins. 



Common in some portions of the plateau region, especially in the valleys 

 surrounding San Jose and Cartago. It does not descend lower than 3,000 

 feet nor go higher than about 6,000 feet. Its habits are essentially the 

 same as those of the preceding closely allied species. 



743. Brachyspiza capensis peruviana (Lesson). 



Pyrgita peruviana Lesson, Rev. Zool., 1839, 45 (Lima, Peru). 



Brachyspiza capensis peruviana Ridgway, Auk, XV, Oct., 1898, 321 (Peru to S. 

 Mexico; crit.). — Ridgway, Birds North and Mid. Am., I, 1901, 347 (Mexico 

 to Peru). 



Zonotrichia pileata Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., i860, 411 (Costa Rica [Hoffmann 

 and Frantzius]). — Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878, 57 (San Jose, Car- 

 tago, Zarcero, and Volcan de Irazu; descr. of eggs). — Salvin and Godman, 

 Biol. Centr.-Am., I, 1884, 370 (Irazu [Rogers]). — Zeledon, Cat. Aves de 

 C. R., 1882, 9; An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, in (Alajuela, Santa Maria 

 de Dota, Cartago, and San Jose). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XII, 1888, 

 610 (Irazu [Rogers], San Jose [J. Carmiol]). 



"Zonotrichia ' pileata Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1883, 496, 500 (Volcan 

 de Irazu and San Jose). 



