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Its range very probably extends from the head of the Gulf of Nicoya 

 southward along the Pacific coast to some point in Chiriqui, the region 

 of greatest abundance very likely being in the region of the delta of 

 the Rio Grande de Terraba. It apparently never leaves the man- 

 groves which line the brackish estuaries so abundant in places along 

 the Pacific coast, or at least never goes far from them. At the time I 

 took the specimens at Coronado ( July 3 and 9, 1907) they were feed- 

 ing upon the blossom of a vine growing in the mangroves. I took 

 specimens of the plant, but they were unfortunately lost, so that it 

 could not be identified, but it has a purplish flower, having the shape 

 of a small Convolvulus. 



238. Agyrtria amabilis amabilis (Gould). 



Trochilus ( ■ — ?) amabilis Gould, P. Z. S., 1851, 115. 



Damophila amabilis Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 128 (Pacuare fj. 



Carmioll). — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Ill, 1880, 319 (Costa Rica). 



— Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 71 (San Carlos). 

 Polyerata amabilis Salvin, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 237 (Costa Rica 



[Endres]). ■ — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1892, 310, -part 



(Costa Rica to Ecuador). 

 Agyrtria amabilis Hartert, Tierr., 1900, 48 (Costa Rica to Ecuador). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Bonilla (Ridgway and Zeledon) (Basulto), Jim- 

 enez (Cherrie). 

 Bangs Collection : Jimenez and Talamanca (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : Guacimo. 



Carnegie Museum: Guapiles (Carriker and Crawford); Guapiles, El 

 Hogar (Carriker). Ten skins. 



This is a common species over the whole of the Caribbean lowlands, 

 but does not go higher than 1,500 feet above sea-level, and is most 

 abundant below 800 feet. It is partially, but not wholly, a woodland 

 species, feeding on the blossoms of the "Wild Plantain" in the forest 

 with true forest species and also spending much of its time in the open 

 woodland, about isolated trees in pastures, etc. It is greatly attracted 

 by the flowers of the so-called " Guava " tree, where they are always 

 to be found if any are in the vicinity. 



239. Agyrtria amabilis decora (Salvin). 



Polyerata decora Salvin, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 238 (Volcan de 

 Chiriqui and Bugaba, Panama [Arce]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.- 

 Am., Aves, II, 1892, 311 (Chiriqui [Arce]). 



