50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM VOL, 95 
CHLOROCERYLE AENEA STICTOPTERA (Ridgway) 
Ceryle superciliosa stictoptera Ripaway, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 2, 
Apr. 10, 1884, p. 95 (Sisal, Yucatan). 
The only one seen, a female, was taken near the Rio Colorado, 
November 1. This mite of a kingfisher rested on a twig over a forest 
pool along a small, sluggish stream, jerking its tail with all the manner- 
isms of its larger relations. 
This specimen agrees with birds from México in having the white 
markings on the secondaries extensive, and it is to be placed with the 
northern race. It is interesting to record this fact since two in the 
National Museum taken at Bebedero, near the mouth of the Rio 
Tempisque, by Alfaro on January 23 and by Underwood on February 
20 in 1890, have these light markings on the wing so reduced that they 
are to be identified with the typical race aenea. Both forms then are 
found in western Costa Rica, the dividing line between them being 
somewhere between the Rio Colorado north of Liberia and the lower 
section of the Tempisque. 
Family MOMOTIDAE 
MOMOTUS LESSONII LESSONII Lesson 
Momotus Lessonit Lusson, Rev. Zool., vol. 5, June 1842, p. 174 (Realejo, 
Nicaragua). 
A male of this motmot was shot on November 14 in the coffee plan- 
tation back of the house at the Hacienda Santa Maria. It rested on 
a branch with the tail swinging, pendulumlike, from side to side. 
No others were recorded, but it is supposed that the birds were found 
regularly in the forested region to the east and northeast. 
EUMOMOTA SUPERCILIOSA AUSTRALIS Bangs 
Eumomota superciliaris australis BaNnes, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 19, 
July 30, 1906, p. 104 (Bebedero, Guanacaste, Costa Rica). 
Near Liberia these motmots were common in the open woodlands 
bordering the river, in trees along the dry quebradas inland, and in 
groves and thickets spread through the pastures south of town, all 
these being areas in which earthen banks provided places for nest holes. 
The note, a low hoo-hoot, in tone is lower and softer than the call of the 
larger Momotus lessonii lessonii. ¥ Skins were prepared on October 
21, 27, and 30 and November 18. 
This form evidently extends into southern Nicaragua, as there is 
a specimen in the National Museum from Sucuy4, near Rivas, collected 
by Nutting. Birds from farther north Mane. and Mapes 
belong to £. s. apiastur. 
