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565. Pachysylvia decurtata (Bonaparte). 



Sylvicola decurtata Bonaparte, P. Z. S., 1837, 118. 



[Pachysylvia] decurtata Bonaparte, Consp. Av., I, 1850, 309. 



Hylophilus decurtatus Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 97 (Costa Rica; 

 coll. O. Salvin). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 53 (San Jose). — Salvin and 

 Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves. I, 1881, 206 (Tucurriqui [Arce]). — Nut- 

 ting, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 391 (La Palma de Nicoya). — Zeledon, 

 An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 108 (Pozo Azul de Pirris). — Cherrie, 

 Anal. Inst. Fis.-Geog. Nac. de Costa Rica, VI, 1893, : 3 (Rio Naranjo). — 

 Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 434 (Miravalles). 



Hylophilus pusillus Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 97 (Dota and An- 

 gostura [J. Carmiol]). — Baird, Review Am. Birds, 1866, 382 (Santa Rosa, 

 Angostura, and Dota [Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 295 

 (Costa Rica). 



Pachysylvia decurtata Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., Ill, 1904, 216 (south- 

 ern Mexico, through Central America to Isthmus of Panama). — Bangs, 

 Auk, XXIV, 1907, 305 (Boruca and El Pozo [Underwood]). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Guayabo, Bonilla, and Pigres (Ridgway and Zeledon). 

 Bangs Collection: Bolson, La Vijagua, Tenorio, Coralillo, El General 



and Buenos Aires de Terraba, Carrillo, Miravalles, Azahar de Cartago, 



and Pozo Azul de Pirris (Underwood). 

 C. H. Lankester Collection: Cariblanco and El Hogar. 

 Carnegie Museum : Guapiles and Volcan de Turrialba, 2,000 feet (Carriker 



& Crawford) ; Pozo Azul de Pirris, Miravalles, Bagaces, El Hogar, 



Guacimo, Rio Sicsola, Bebedero, El Pozo de Terraba, Boruca, and 



Buenos Aires (Carriker). Twenty-five skins. 



This is the most abundant of all the vireos in Costa Rica, although rarely 

 taken above 4,000 feet. It is a common bird throughout the forests of 

 the lowlands of both the Caribbean and Pacific up to 2,000 feet, after 

 which its numbers decrease rapidly. It is found in the heavy forest as 

 well as in open woodland and shrubbery. Although such a common bird 

 and one which I have often collected and observed, I have never found 

 its nest or any nest which I thought might belong to it. 



566. Vireo carmioli Baird. 



Vireo carmioli Baird, Review Amer. Birds, 1866, 356 (Dota Mts., Costa Rica, 

 July 27, 1864 [J. Carmiol]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 97 

 (Dota [J. Carmiol]). — Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 295 (Costa Rica). 

 — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1881, 203 (Irazu [Rogers]). 

 Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., VIII, 1883, 303. — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. 

 de C. R., I, 1887, 108 (Costa Rica). — Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., 

 Ill, 1904, 190 (highlands of Chiriqui and Costa Rica: Dota, " Pirris," Volcan 

 de Irazii). 



