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It frequents open woodland, the edges of the forests, scattering trees 

 in pastures and along roadsides, usually being seen rather low down in 

 the trees. It feeds very much like the vireos, but also catches insects on 

 the wing. 



Costa Rican specimens vary exceedingly in size from every locality in 

 which they are taken, especially in the size of the bill. 



492. Myiopagis placens accola Bangs. 



Elainea placens (not of Sclater, 1859) Sclater and Salvin, P. Z. S., 1864, 359 

 (Panama, critical). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 112 (Barranca 

 and Guaitil [J. Carmiol], Grecia [F. Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 

 1869, 307 (Costa Rica). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 116 

 (Las Trojas, Grecia, and Monte Redondo). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. 

 Mus., XIV, 1888, 148, part (Barranca [Carmiol], Tucurriqui [Arce]). — 

 Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 438 (Miravalles). 



Myiopagis placens Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1888, 26, 

 part (Costa Rican references). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1890-1, 31 

 (Lagarto, Terraba, and Buenos Aires). 



Myiopagis placens accola Bangs, Proc. N. Eng. Zool. Club, III, 1902, 35 (Bo- 

 quete, Panama). — Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Am., IV, 1907, 403 (Nica- 

 ragua to Panama; — Costa Rica: Barranca, Guaitil, Grecia, San Lucas, 

 Bebedero, Volcan de Miravalles, Santo Domingo de San Mateo, Pozo 

 Azul de Pirris, Bonilla). — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 301 (Boruca [Under 

 wood]). 



Bangs Collection: Pozo Azul de Pirris, El General and Buenos Aires de 



Terraba, Bebedero, Bolson, Tenorio, and Coralillo (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: Bagaces and Cachi. 

 Carnegie Museum: Bagaces, Boruca, and Buenos Aires (Carriker). 



I found this species very abundant in the vicinity of Buenos Aires de 

 Terraba, where they almost entirely frequented the open woodland along 

 the banks of the streams, in company with Elamia chiriquensis, Myio- 

 zetetes granadensis, and M. texensis cohimbianns. They usually perch 

 lower down than the above mentioned species and are not so shy and hard 

 to approach. 



The species ranges over practically the whole of the Pacific slope up to 

 3,000 feet and even higher, where suitable conditions are found, but is most 

 abundant around the Gulf of Nicoya and in the upper Terraba Valley. 

 It is also present in very small numbers on the Caribbean watershed, where 

 Mr. Ridgway secured specimens at Bonilla and Mr. Lankester one at 

 Cachi. I noted nothing in regard to its breeding habits, but presume that 

 the nest may be similar to that of Elcenia. 



