NOTES' ON GUAITEIMALAN BTRDS' — WETM'OIRE 551 



Family TYRANNIDAE 



TYRANNUS VERTICALIS Say: Arkansas Kingbird 



Tyrannus verticalis Sat, in Long's Expedition to the Rocky IVIountains, vol. 2, 

 1823, p. 60 (near La Junta, Colo.). 



This migrant from the north is represented by specimens taken in 

 open country near Dueiias (5,000 feet) and at 3,200 feet near Las Lajas, 

 below Alotenango, both on November 29. The latter was secured 

 from a little flock feeding at a wild fig tree in a coffee finca. 



TYRANNUS VOCIFERANS Swainson: Cnssin's Kingbird 



Tyrannus vociferans Swainson, Quart. Journ. Sci., vol. 20, 1S26, p. 273 (Temas- 

 caltepec, Mexico). 



Near Chimaltenango on November 7, on an upland at 5,700 feet, 

 where the lanes through the milpas were bordered with pine and cy- 

 press, these birds were common. They called occasionally, usually re- 

 maining in the tops of the trees, though now and then coming down to 

 perch on the dead stalks of standing corn. A male was taken. 



PITANGUS SULPHURATUS GUATIMALENSIS (Lafresnaye) 



Saurophagus Ouatimalensis Lafeesnaye, Rev. Mag. Zool., 1852, p. 462 (Guate- 

 mala). 



One was noted near Puerto Barrios on December 4. 



MEGARYNCHUS PITANGUA MEXICANUS (Lafresnaye) 

 ScapliorJiynchtis mexicanns Lafeesnatt;, Rev. Mag. Zool., IS.'jl, p. 473 (Mexico). 

 At 3,200 feet elevation below Alotenango I saw these birds on sev- 

 eral occasions and finally, on November 30, collected a pair. They 

 rested usually amid leafy branches in the shade trees of a coffee finca 

 and at times seemed rather wild. In general appearance they suggest 

 Pltangus but are less aggressive and bold. The notes also are weaker, 

 the usual call being a rattling kee-ee-ee-ees. 



MYIARCHUS TUBERCULIFER LAV/RENCEII (Giraiid) 



Mtiscicapa latcre-dceii Giraud, Description of sixteen new species of North Ameri- 

 can birds, 1841, p. 7, pi. 2, fig. 1 ("Texas," probably Nuevo Le6n, Mexico). 



Six specimens were obtained near Las Lajas, below Alotenango, on 

 November 5 and 8, and at Panajachel November 12 and 13. Known as 

 juil, these birds were fairly common, being found especially in the 

 shade trees of coffee fincas, where I often heard their plaintive calls. 

 The birds taken do not differ from skins from eastern Mexico, the wing 

 measurements being as follows : Four males 84.3, 84.4, 84.7, 85.9 ; two 

 females 77.2, 80.3 mm. 



