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463. Myiochanes virens (Linnaeus). 



[Muscicapa] virens Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, 327. 



Contopus virens Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., 1861, 248 (Costa Rica [Hoffmann]). 

 — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 115 (Costa Rica; citation of 

 Cabanis' record, antea.). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 308 (Costa 

 Rica). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 64 (Cartago, April). — Zeledon, An. 

 Mus. Nac de C. R., I, 1887, 117 (San Jose, Jimenez). — Sclater, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus., XIV, 1888, 238 (no C. R. specimens). — Salvin and Godman, 

 Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1889, 84 (Costa Rican references). — Cherrie, 

 Auk, VII, 1890, 334 (San Jose, Aug. 21 and April 11); IX, 1892, 251 (San 

 Jose, common from Aug. 20 to Apr. 29). 



Myiochanes virens Ridgway, Birds, N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 518 (eastern 

 North America, south in winter through Central America to Peru. — Costa 

 Rica: Barranca, San Jose, Cartago, and Jimenez). 



Bangs Collection: Jimenez, April (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection: Ochomogo. 



Fleming Collection: La Estrella de Cartago, April 3 (Underwood). 



Carnegie Museum: Guapiles, March 21 (Carriker & Crawford); Tierra 



Blanca, April 11 ; Rio Sicsola, Sept. 12 and 23 (Carriker). Five 

 skins. 



A common winter visitor over the whole of Costa Rica up to at least 

 6,000 feet, and perhaps higher. It arrives very early in the autumn 

 (about August 20) and stays until late in the spring (May 1), spending 

 by far the greater portion of the year in the tropics, returning to the 

 breeding grounds for only about three months in the summer. 



464. Myioc^nes ochraceus (Sclater and Salvin). 



Contopus ochraceus Sclater and Salvin, P. Z. S., 1869, 419 (Costa Rica [J. 

 Carmiol]). — Salvin, Ibis, 1870, 115 (Costa Rica [Carmiol]); 1874, 313. — 

 Ridgway, Ibis, 1884, 401 (crit.). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XIV, 

 1888, 237 (Costa Rica, type). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Aves, II, 84 (Costa Rican reference). 



Myiochanes ochraceus Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 517 (high 

 mountains of Costa Rica: Volcan de Irazu, Volcan de Turrialba). 



Bangs Collection: Volcan de Irazu (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection: Volcan de Turrialba, June 4, 1907. 



Carnegie Museum: Volcan de Irazu (Carriker). One skin. 



This species has thus far been taken only on the Volcanoes Irazu and 

 Turrialba at high altitudes. It is not common, and until very lately was 

 scarcely known except from the type in the British Museum. It inhabits 

 the forest, and has the habits of the genus, so far as is known. 



