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in small numbers, from the Rio Grande de Tarcoles northward through 

 Guanaeaste. It is not so abundant as the preceding species, even in the 

 Caribbean lowlands, and is rarely taken on the northern Pacific slope. 

 Both Underwood and Arce took it at Bebedero, while Underwood secured 

 seven skins at Tenorio. I secured but one bird at Esparta. Its habits 

 are very similar to those of P. rubica vinacea, except that it is more often 

 met with alone or in pairs, and never in such large bands as that bird. 

 It is just as noisy and just as shy, always keeping on the move, and very 

 hard to approach. 



662. Phoenicothraupis rubica vinacea (Lawrence). 



Phoenicothraupis rubicoides (not Saltator rubicoides Lafresnaye) Cassin, Proc. 



Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., IV, 1865, 171 (Grecia, Costa Rica [J. Carmiol]). 

 Phcenicothraupus vinacea Lawrence, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XIX, 1867, 



94 (Panama; coll. G. N. Lawrence); Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 99 (Guaitil 



[J. Carmiol], Grecia [F. Carmiol]). 

 Phoenicothraupus vinacea Frantzius, Jour, fiir Orn., 1869, 299 (Costa Rica). 

 Phoenicothraupis vinacea Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1883, 



301 (Costa Rican references). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XI, 1886, 



197 (Grecia [Carmiol]). — Cherrie, Expl. Zool. en C. R., 1 891-2, 1893, 24 



(Boruca, Terraba, and Buenos Aires). 

 Phcenicothraupis vinacea Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, no (Tambor 



de Alajuela, Guaitil). 

 Phoenicothraupis rubica vinacea Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., II, 1902, 



146 (Costa Rica to Panama). — Bangs, Auk, XXIV, 1907, 309 (Boruca and 



Lagarto [Underwood]). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Monte Redondo (Zeledon), Tambor (Alfaro). 

 Bangs Collection: Bolson, El General, and Buenos Aires de Terraba 



(Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum: Boruca, Buenos Aires (Carriker). Eleven skins. 



This Phcenicothraupis is confined to the western, or Pacific slope of the 

 plateau region and the foot-hills, from near sea-level up to at least 4,000 

 feet. Its range covers the whole of the Pacific slope with the exception 

 of the extreme northern portion of the country, from the Volcan de Tenorio 

 and Miravalles, northward, where its place is taken by the pale form, 

 P. alfaroana. 



It is an abundant bird in many parts of its range, always associating 

 in flocks, when not breeding, and roaming about through the forest in 

 search of food. The birds keep near the ground in the dense forest, only 

 rarely flying up into the trees. When disturbed they are very noisy, 

 chattering and calling in a harsh, excited manner, thus always making 



