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collected two. Another was shot on November 6 at Los Cuadros, 
and on November 14 I secured another at the summit of the mountain. 
The three specimens preserved as skins, a male and two females, are 
in fresh plumage and are decidedly yellower than the rest of our series, 
the male agreeing with Ridgway’s statement on the immature male in 
having the abdomen distinctly yellow. 
DYSITHAMNUS STRIATICEPS Lawrence 
Dysithamnus striaticeps LAwrance, Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 8, 
May 1865, p. 1380 (Angostura, Costa Rica). 
My only specimen of this stocky, heavy-bodied little antbird was 
taken in low forest trees on the Hacienda Santa Maria on November 8. 
This was at Los Cuadros, which lies on the divide between the Pacific 
and the Caribbean slopes. 
Family COTINGIDAE 
ATTILA SPADICEUS CITREOPYGUS (Bonaparte) 
Dasycephala citreopyga BONAPARTE, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, vol. 38, 1854, 
p. 657 (Nicaragua). 
On November 8 near the Hacienda Santa Maria I shot one of these 
chatterers from a high tree top in heavy forest. The bird was moving 
among the branches like a tanager. 
TITYRA SEMIFASCIATA PERSONATA Jardine and Selby 
Tityra personata JARDINE and SExy, Illustrations of ornithology, vol. 1, pt. 2, 
June 1827, pl. 24 (Real del Monte, Hidalgo). 
On October 26 I shot a pair of these birds at the edge of the line of 
forest bordering the river below Liberia and on October 30 noted an- 
other in heavy woodland farther west. They were uncommon at this 
season. | 
It has been unexpected to find that the two specimens are represen- 
tative of the northern subspecies, which has not been reported previ- 
ously from Costa Rica. The male bird, with a wing 125.2 mm. in 
length, is darker gray above than costaricensis, found elsewhere in the 
Republic, agreeing with specimens from southeastern México. The 
female (with wing in molt so that it may not be measured) likewise 
agrees with skins from Veracruz, being paler than costaricensis. Spec- 
imens from farther south at Pigres are true costaricensis. ‘The connec- 
tion between personata of Guanacaste and of El Salvador and central 
and northern Honduras may be restricted to a narrow band along the 
Pacific coast, as skins from Managua, Nicaragua, are costaricensis and 
specimens from Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua while somewhat 
intermediate are nearer costaricensis. 
