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seems to be most abundant in the Dota Mountains, more specimens 

 having come from that region than any other. It is found in the forest as 

 well as along the edges of woodland and in scattering trees. I hunted 

 carefully for this bird at Juan Vinas, and succeeded in finding but a single 

 pair, the male of which was secured. They were in a small clump of trees 

 in a pasture. 



677. Piranga bidentata sanguinolenta (Laf resnaye) . 



Pyranga bidentata (not of Swainson) Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 

 171 (Birris, Costa Rica [Frantzius]). — Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 

 99 (Barranca and Dota [J. Carmiol], San Jose [Frantzius], Birris [Zeledon], 

 Rancho Redondo [F. Carmiol]). — Salvadori, Atti Roy. Ac. Sci. Torino, 

 IV, 1868, 177 (Costa Rica).— Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869, 299 (Dota 

 Mts., Candelaria, Cervantes, Rancho Redondo, and Quebrada Honda). — 

 Boucard, P. Z. S., 1878, 55 (Navarro and Volcan de Irazu). — Ridgway, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 495 (Volcan de Irazu [Nutting]). — Salvin 

 and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, I, 1883, 296, part (Costa Rican refer- 

 ences). — Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XI, 1886, 190, part (Irazii [Rogers]). 



Piranga bidentata Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, no (San Jose, Car- 

 tage El Zarcero de Alajuela, Volcan de Irazu, Monte Redondo). — Cherrie, 

 Auk, IX, 1892, 25 (San Jose, rare resident). 



Pyranga sanguinolenta Lafresnaye, Rev. Zool., 1839, 97 (Mexico). 



Piranga bidentata sanguinolenta Ridgway, Birds N. and Mid. Amer., II, 1902, 

 96 (eastern Mexico, south through Central America to Chiriqui and Veragua). 



U. S. Nat. Museum: Volcan de Turrialba (Ridgway and Zeledon), San 



Jose (Ridgway), San Juan de Irazu (Zeledon), El Copey and Santa 



Maria de Dota (Basulto), La Estrella de Cartago. 

 Bangs Collection: San Jose, Escazu, La Estrella de Cartago, Monte 



Redondo (Underwood). 

 Carnegie Museum: Volcan de Irazu and Escazu (Carriker). Five skins. 



Resident over the whole of the highlands above 3,000 feet and up to 

 timber-line on the high volcanoes. It is a rare bird below 6,000 feet, 

 only a straggler being taken here and there, but is fairly common on 

 the volcanoes between 7,000 and 9,000 feet, especially on the Volcan de 

 Irazu. It is a typical Piranga in all its habits, song, etc. It is found 

 in the heavy forest as well as in scattering trees in fields and pastures. 



678. Piranga erythromelas Vieillot. 



Pyranga erythromelas Vieillot, Nouv. Diet, d'hist. Nat., XXVIII, 1819, 293, 



pi. 22, fig. 1. 

 Pyranga rubra Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868, 99 (San Jose [Frantzius]). 



— Frantzius, Jour, fur Orn., 1869 (San Jose). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. 



