6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I39 



of Zoology of the University of Nevada, at the time student assistant 

 with Dr. Loye Holmes Miller (see p. 3). 



Family Psittacidae : Parrots, Macaws 



AMAZONA AUTUMNALIS SALVINI (Salvadori): Red-fronted Parrot, Loro 



Frentirrojo 



Chrysotis salvini Salvadori, Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum, vol. 

 20, 1891, p. 271. (Lion Hill Station, Canal Zone, Panama.) 



Three pairs were seen in the early morning of March 1, and a 

 female was collected. The same small group was observed the fol- 

 lowing day. 



Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds 



AMAZILIA TZACATL TZACATL (De la Llave): Rieffer's Hummingbird, 



Colibri Colimorena 



Trochilus Taacatl, De la Llave, Registro Trimestre, vol. 2, No. 5, 1833, P- 48. 

 (Mexico.) 



Several were observed among the lower shrubs back of the beaches. 



Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers 



MEGACERYLE TQRQTJATA TORQUATA (Linnaeus): Ringed Kingfisher, 

 Martin Pescador Grande 



Alcedo torquata Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 180. 

 (Mexico.) 



One was recorded on March 2 near the mouth of the small stream 

 at the southeastern end. 



Family Pipridae: Manakins 



MANACUS VITELLINUS (Gould) : Gould's Manakin, Matraco 



Pipra vitellina Gould, in Hinds, R. B. (editor), Zoology of the Voyage of 

 H.M.S. Sulphur under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., 

 F.R.G.S., etc., during the years 1836-42, vol. 1, pt. 3 (Birds, pt. 1), October 

 1843, p. 41, pi. 21. (Panama = Panama City, Panama.) 



The manakin (fig. 1) was fairly common, ranking next to the wren 

 in abundance. The birds were found among the branches of the 

 smaller trees, where they were quiet, moving about rather slowly, 

 often remaining motionless for several minutes at a time. I regretted 

 that there was no indication of display among the males, as their 

 larger size should make the noises that accompany these activities 

 definitely impressive. 



The bird of Escudo de Veraguas was so different from the repre- 



