The most interesting species of the fauna in Costa Rica among the mammalia are the monkeys (_Mycetes palliatus_, _Ateles geoffroyi_, and _Cebus hypoleucus_), the tigre (_Felis onca_), marrigordo (_Felis pardalis_), puma (_Felis concolor_), the coyote (_Canis latrans_), tigrillo (_Urocyon cinereo_), pisote (_Nasua narica_), martilla (_Cercoleptes caudivolvulus_), comadreja (_Mustela brasiliensis_), chulomuco or tolumuco (_Galictis barbara_), Zorro hediondo (_Conepatus mapurito_), nutria or perro de agua (_Lutra felina_), manati or vaca marina (_Trichecus australis_), danta (_Elasmognathus bairdii_ and _E. Dowi_), salimo (_Dicotyles tajacú_) cari blanco (_Dicotyles labiatus_), venado (_Dorcelophus clavatus_), cabro de monte (_Mazama temama_), ardillas (_Sciurus hypopyrrhus_, _Sc. æstuans hoffmanni_, _Sc. Alfari_), puerco espino (_Synetheres mexicanus_), guatusa (_Dasyprocta isthmica_, _D. punctata_), tepeizcuintle (_Coelogenys paca_), conejo (_Lepus graysoni_, _L. gabbi_), perico ligero (_Bradypus castaneiceps_), perezoso (_Choloepus hoffmanni_), armado de zopilote (_Dasypus gymnurus_), armadillo (_Tatusia novemcincta_), oso hormiguero (_Myrmecophaga jubata_), oso colmeno or tejon (_Myrmecophaga tetradactyla_), serafin de platanar (_Cyclothorus didactylus_), zorro pelon (_Didelphis marsupialis aurita_), zorro isi (_Marmosa cinerea_) and zorrito de platanar (_Marmosa murina_). Among the birds the following may be mentioned, following the enumeration of José C. Zeledón: The sensontle (_Mimus gilous_), the jilguero (_Melanops_), the yigüerro (_Turdus grayi_), the picudos (_Cæreba cyanea_ and _C. lucida_), the rualdo (_Chlorophonia callophrys_), the caciquita (_Euphonia elegantissima_), the monjita fina (_Euphonia affinis_), and other species of _Euphonia_; further pipra mentalis, la viuda (_Tanagra cana_), el cardenal (_Pyranga leucoptera_ and _P. rubra_), cyanospiza, sps., alcalde mayor (_Rhamphocœlus_) the oropéndula (_Ocyalus waglieri_ and _O. montezumæ_), the choltote or trupial (_Icterus pectoralis_ and _I. giraudi_), the rajon (_Cotinga amabilis_), colibris or gorriones (_Trochilidæ_), the quetzal (_Pharomacrus costaricensis_), resplandor (_Muscivora mexicana_), the curré (_Ramphastus carinatus_), the quioro (_R. tocard_), the curré verde (_Aulacorhamphus cæruleigularis_), carpintero (_Campephilus guatemalensis_ and _Centurus hoffmanni_), the lapas rojas and lapas verdes (_Ara militaris_ and _Chryosotis diademata_, _C. guatemalæ_ and _C. auripalliata_), the periquitos (_Conurus petzii_ and _Brotogerys tovi_).