1913 ' Jewel, \mih American Birds in Panama. 427 



id Ceryle alcyon alcyon. Belted Kingfisher, Not common. 

 < Ictobei i to March 3 are ext reme <l i 



11. Ceryle torquata Ringed Kingfisher. A fairly common resi- 

 dent 



12. Ceryle septentrionalis isthmicus I nr.ii.. Kingfi rer. 

 An abundant resident which i- in<-lml<-<l in tlii- li-t because 'In- range of 

 americana i given in the Check-List at south a* Panama. This form was 



i ated <»iil'. I., t j ear bj Mi E A. ( roldman. 



I.; Chordeiles virginianus virginianus. Nighthawk. — I do not 

 believe thi specie wintei in Panama. Numbei pa through September 

 II to November 29. Specimens taken, October 23. Other date may, of 

 course, apply to ol her form 



II Chordeiles acutipennis texensis. I i. . Nighthawk. — A 

 i aken .it ' rat In on I )ecember 10, l(»l 1 . 



15 Amizilis tzacatl tzacatl. Rieffer's Hummingbird, Themost 

 common member of the family al all sea on 



Mi. Tyrannus t tyrannus. Kingbird, A rare winter vdsitor, No 

 me date recorded. 



17. Tyrannus dominicensis. Gray Kingbird.— Rare. Specimen 

 taken February 14, L912. May breed sparing 



is. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. A few winter. 

 No extreme dates 



19 Myiochanes virens. Wood Pewee. Not uncommon during 

 the winter months. My earliest date i- October l"> and the latest i- Janu- 

 ary 11. It is not ;i silent migj 



50. Myiochanes r. richardsoni. \\ i-.s'i i.tr. W'oou I'i.wee. — I 

 have one specimen taken April 1, 191 1. 1 have never seen another bird 

 of tin specie 



51. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — I 

 am not familiar with this species, but have one bird taken January 1, 1912, 

 which I believe belongs here. 



.")_'. Empidonax t. trailli. Traill's Flycatcher.— I took one bird 

 of this species on January II, L912. Have no other record. 



53. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. - 1 have 3een thie bird only 

 in the spring and late winter. It U not common. My earlie I record is 

 February L8, L912 and 1 1 1 * - latest, March I. 



54. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. Have seen this bird but 

 once when I took .-i male just acquiring breeding plumage, on February 

 22, 1912. II'- was in :i large tree on hunk of the Rio Chagres with several 

 ofprecedini [ lool I carefully, but could find no othei 



.">."*. Megaquiscalus major macrourus. Great-tailed Grackle — 

 A not uncommon resident on the Pacific side of the Isthmus, but less com- 

 mon on t be Atant !<• Bide. 



" ( ii. Spiza americana. Dicecissel. Common for about ■< week or 

 ten days in March. My earliest record is March •> and my latest, April 5. 

 J have never seen the bird except during the period mentioned. 



