310 Mr. O. Salvin's Synopsis 



Like S. picta, it is a restless species, constantly searching 

 for its food amongst the leaves and branches of the oak trees 

 it frequents. It seems to be a resident species, as we found 

 it at nearly every season of the year — in January, July, 

 September, and November. 



4. SeTOPHAGA AURANTIACA. 



Setophaya flammea, Cab. J. f. Orn. 1861, p. 85 {nee Kaup). 



Setophaya aurantiaca, Baird, Rev. Am. B. p. 261 ; Lawr. 

 Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix. p. 96; Salv. Ibis, 1869, p. 313, et 

 P. Z. S. 1870, p. 183 ; Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. p. 10. 

 Supra schistacea; fronte, capitis lateribus, gula tota et cauda 

 nigricantibus ; plaga verticali castanea ; abdomine toto 

 aurantio-flavo, crisso albo ; rectricis utrinque extimse 

 dimidio apicali albo, duabus quoque utrinque proximis 

 albo terminatis ; long, tota 5*3, alse 2*6, caudse 2*5, 

 tarsi 0"7. 

 Av. horn, fusco-nigra ; abdomine medio fulvescente. 



Hab. Costa Rica and Veragua. 



Mus. nostr. et P. L. S. 



This is a close ally of S. verticalis, which it replaces in the 

 higlilands of Veragua and Costa Rica. It differs chiefly in 

 having the underparts orange rather than lemon-yellow. 

 There is also a difference in the amount of white in the outer 

 rectrices between the two species, these feathers in *S^. verticalis 

 having much more white than those of its ally ; the dark mark- 

 ings of the head of S. aurantiaca seem to be blacker than in the 

 other species. At one time I somewhat doubted there being 

 two species of this form ; but having since seen a large 

 number of examples of both, all showing the constant diffe- 

 rences pointed out above, I now think that their separation 

 is justifiable. This, indeed, was the view taken by Mr. Sclater 

 and myself when compiling our ' Nomenclator.' 



As regards the bird called S. flammea by Dr. Cabanis, there 

 can be no doubt that it really belongs here. This was appa- 

 rent when I examined the specimen in the Berlin Museum. 



It would appear that S. aurantiaca is a common species in 

 the highlands of Costa Rica, as specimens occur in almost all 

 of the collections made in that country, it having been ob- 



