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U. S. Nat. Museum : Pigres (Zeledon). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection : El Hogar. 

 Carnegie Museum : Guacinio, three specimens ; El Hogar, four 



specimens (Carriker). 



This bucco is very rare not only in Costa Rica, but throughout its 

 entire range, which extends from southern Mexico down to Ecuador 

 and the Upper Amazons. It was first taken in Costa Rica by Nutting 

 at La Palma de Nicoya. The next record is by Zeled6n from Pacuare 

 and Pozo Azul de Pirris, one specimen from each locality. There 

 are no other published records for the species from Costa Rica, except 

 the pair taken by Underwood at Paso Real, as recorded by Mr Bangs. 



I found the bird fairly common at Guacimo and El Hogar, but 

 under peculiar circumstances, such as would not often be met with 

 by collectors. There had been a large area of forest felled within a 

 short time for the planting of bananas, and within two or three 

 months after the falling of the trees, these birds began to appear, evi- 

 dently congregating from the surrounding forest to feed on the 

 numerous wood-boring beetles in the half decayed trees. They are 

 very tame, allowing one to approach within a few feet before flying. 



313. Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye. 



Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, Rev. Zool., 1847, 79 (Panama [Delattre]). 

 — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 119, part (Las Trojas, Pozo 

 Azul de Pirris). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1891-2, 1893, 48 (Palmar, 

 Lagarto, and Boruca). — Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 444 (Miravalles). — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1896, 516, part (Costa Rican ref- 

 erences and localities). 



Malacoptila costaricensis Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., 1862, 172, part (Costa Rica 

 [Frantzius]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 118 (San Mateo 

 [Cooper]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 312, part (San Mateo and 

 Guaitil). 



Malacoptila inornata Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 118, part (Dota 

 [F. Carmiol]). 



Malacoptila verce-pacis Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 118, part (Gua- 

 itil [J. Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 311, part (Costa Rica). 



Malacoptila panamensis var. costaricensis Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 

 XIX, 1891, 196, part (Dota [Carmiol]). 



Malacoptila panamensis panamensis Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 293 (Boruca, 

 Paso Real, El Pozo, and Lagarto de Terraba [Underwood]). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Santo Domingo (Alfaro), Pozo Azul de Pirris 

 (Zeledon). 



