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them. I think that the bird is a regular winter visitor to the eastern 



coast, but does not go far inland, and for that reason has not been taken 



before. 



510. Mimus gilvus columbianus (Cabanis). 



Mitnus columbianus Cabanis, Mus. Hein., I, 1851, 82 (Colombia and Venezuela). 

 Mimus gracilis Cabanis, Jour, fur Orn., i860, 410 (Costa Rica, one specimen 



[Hoffmann]). — Lawrence (not of Cabanis), Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 



92 (Costa Rica). 

 Mimus gilvus Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XI, 1888, 544 (El Zarcero, Costa 



Rica, alt. 7000 feet; critical); XIV, 1691, 473 (do.). 

 Mimus gilvus columbianus Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 236 



(Colombia to Costa Rica: El Zarcero). 



A single immature specimen of this bird was taken by Hoffmann and 

 recorded by Cabanis (Jour, fur Orn., i860, 411), who called it gracilis. 

 In addition to this bird we have a specimen recorded by Mr. Ridgway from 

 El Zarcero. It certainly is not a regular bird in Costa Rica, probably 

 only straggling so far north at intervals. If it were a breeding bird of 

 regular occurrence on the central plateau region, it would certainly have 

 been taken by other collectors and in greater numbers. 



Family TURDID,E. 



511. Myadestes melanops Salvin. 



Myiadestes melanops Salvin, P. Z. S., 1864 (pub. April, 1865), 580, pi. 36 (Tucur- 

 riqui, Costa Rica [Arce]; coll. Salvin and Godman). — Baird, Review Amer. 

 Birds, 1866, 426 (Dota and Rancho Redondo [Carmiol]). — Lawrence, 

 Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 97 (La Palma [Frantzius], San Jose [J. Carmiol], 

 Navarro [Cooper]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 266 (Cartago and 

 Orosi; habits). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 50 (Navarro). — Zeledon, An. 

 Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 104 (Naranjo de Cartago, Zarcero de Alajuela, 

 Birris de Cartago, Rio Sucio, Rancho Redondo). 



Myiadectes melanops Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1879, 42 

 (Volcan de Irazu). — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., VI, 1881, 376 (Costa 

 Rica [Van Patten]). 



Myadestes melanops Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., IV, 1907, 171 (high- 

 lands of Chiriqui and Costa Rica: Tucurriqui, Dota Mts., Rancho Redondo, 

 La Palma, Navarro, San Jose, Volcan de Irazu, Barranca, Cervantes). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Coliblanco (Ridgway), La Lagunaria de Dota (Ba- 



sulto). 

 Bangs Collection: Cariblanco de Sarapiqui, Azahar de Cartago, La Vi- 



jagua (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: Vara Blanca. 

 Carnegie Museum: Volcan de Irazu, Carrillo, La Hondura, Ujurras de 



Terraba (Carriker). Seven skins. 



