914 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Spinus psaltria croceus Jouy, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVI, no. 975, Apr. 18, 1894, 



780 (Panama; U. S. Nat. Mus.). 

 Astragalinus psaltria croceus Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., I, 1901, 118 



(Costa Rica). 



Bangs Collection: Escazu and Azahar de Cartago (Underwood). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: El Salitral, San Jose; Volcan de Irazii (Zeledon), 



San Jose (Cherrie), Cartago (Cooper). 



This form also is found in the highlands, but its range is a little lower 

 than that of the preceding species, as it occurs all the way from 3,000 

 up to 6,000 feet, but not much higher. I did not secure specimens of this 

 bird and have never seen it alive, so know little or nothing concerning 

 its habits or habitat, but presume that they are similar to those of the 

 preceding species. 



753. Spinus xanthogaster bryanti (Cassin). 



Chrysomitris xanthogastraDu Bus, Bull. Roy. Ac. Belg., XXII, pt. I, 1855, 152 

 (type from near Ocaila, Colombia). — Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 Lond., 1870, 785, part (Costa Rica). — Zeledon, Cat. Aves de C. R., 1882, 9. 



Chrysomitris xanthogaster Sclater and Salvin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 34, part 

 (Costa Rica). 



Chrysomitris xanthogaster Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1886, 

 430, part, pi. 31, fig. 3 (Frailes [Carmiol], Irazu [Rogers]). — Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus., XII, 1888 (Irazu [Rogers], Dota, and Frailes [J. Carmiol]). 



Spinus xanthogastra Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 112 (Cartago, 

 Dota, and Sarchi). 



Chrysomitris bryanti Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 21 (type from 

 Dota [J. Carmiol] ; in coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., 

 IX, 1868, 103 (Costa Rica [Van Patten]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 

 302 (Costa Rica). — Boucard, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878, 56 (Volcan 

 de Irazii). — Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., 1861, 94 (Costa Rica [Frantzius]). — 

 Ridgway, Birds of N. and Mid. Amer., I, 1901, 105 (Costa Rica). 



Spinus xanthogaster bryanti Bangs, Proc. N. Eng. Zool. Club, IV, 1908, 34 (Costa 

 Rica [Underwood]). 



Bangs Collection: Volcan de Irazu, Azahar de Cartago, Carrillo, La 



Estrella de Cartago (Underwood). 

 (Underwood in litt.) : Sarchi, Cartago, Turrialba, Dota Mountains. 

 Carnegie Museum: Volcan de Irazu (Underwood), Ujurras de Terraba 



(Carriker). Four skins. 



This finch is confined to the highlands and mountains, ranging from 

 2,000 feet up to 8,000 and 9,000 feet on the high volcanoes. It is most 

 abundant between 6,000 and 8,000 feet. It is usually found in small 

 flocks, but is very shy and hard to shoot, flying away at the first 



