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from specimens collected at Paltaypampa and Ropaybamba by Jelski and 

 at Tambillo by Stolzmann. These localities are in central and northern 

 Peru respectively. A few years later it was reported from Ecuador, and 

 more recently it has been found to be a fairly common species in the Western 

 and Central Andes of Colombia, although not yet detected in the Eastern 

 Andes. It has also been traced southward to Bolivia, specimens from this 

 country being practically indistinguishable from those taken at the northern 

 limit of its range. It is a Subtropical Zone form, not descending below 

 3,000 feet at the most (not below 5,000 feet, according to Stolzmann), 

 and running up to 9,000 feet. There are two old and faded skins in the 

 collection of the U. S. National Museum (Nos. 101,280-1) labeled "Guaya- 

 quil," but which must really have come from the mountains in the interior 

 of Ecuador (cf. Chapman, Bulletin American Museum of Natural History, 

 XXXIV, 1915, 377). No young birds are represented in the series ex- 

 amined, but one specimen shows a little rufous edging on the wings and 

 tail — doubtless remains of the immature dress. 



Habits. — Stolzmann says that Myiarchus cephalotes is a forest species, 

 found in pairs or singly, and is accustomed to perch in the tops of the 

 highest trees, whence it darts out after passing insects. It is one of the 

 least restless of the larger flycatchers, and has a plaintive and prolonged 

 call-note. 



Specimens examined. — Colombia : El Eden, 1 ; Rio Toche, 1 ; Santa Elena, 

 3; La Candela, 1; Cerro Munchique, 1; Salento, 4; Mirafiores, 3. Ecuador: 

 "Guayaquil," 2. Peru: Prov. Huanuco, 1; Santo Domingo, 1; Utcuyacu, 

 Junin, 4; Chelpes, Junin, 3; Tabaconas, 2. Bolivia: Locotal, Cochabamba, 

 3; Roquefalda, Cochabamba, 1; Vermejo, Santa Cruz, 2. Total, 33. 



Myiarchus apicalis Sclater and Salvin. 



Myiarchxis apicalis Sclater and Salvin, Ibis, 1881, 269 ("Bogotd, " 

 Colombia; orig. descr.; types now in coll. Brit. Mus.). — Reichenow and 

 ScHALOW, Journ. f. Orn., XXX, 1882, 217 (reprint orig. descr.). — 

 Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XIV, 1888, 256 ("Bogota," Colombia; 

 descr.; references). — Sharpe, Hand-List Birds, III, 1901, 146 (in list of 

 species; range). — Dubois, Syn. Avium, I, 1902, 251 (ref. orig. descr.; 

 range). — von Berlepsch, Ornis, XIV, 1907, 477 (in list of species). — 

 Brabourne and Chubb, Birds S. Am., I, 1912, 303 (ref. orig. descr.; 

 range).— Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVI, 1917, 476 

 (Colombian localities and range). 



Description. — Above olive or deep olive, purest posteriorly, and passing 

 into brownish dusky on the pileum; wings brownish dusky, the middle 

 coverts tipped and the greater coverts margined and tipped with deep olive 

 buff; inner secondaries externally margined with the same color in gradually 

 increasing amount, becoming sea-foam yellow or whitish on the tertiaries; 

 inner margins of remiges pale yellowish white; tail dusky black, with paler 

 margins, the outer web of the outer rectrix and the tips of all the feathers 

 deep olive buff, the pattern not sharply defined; sides of head grayish 

 dusky, passing into pale olive gray on the throat (this color more strongly 



