Prince of Musignano's Supplement, SfC. 49 



Art. II. Supplement to the Genera o/*North 

 American Birds, and to the Synopsis of the Species 

 found within the territory of the United States. Bt/ 

 Charles Lucian Buonaparte, Prince of Musignano, 

 M. A. ; Vice-President of the Maclurean Lyceum of 

 Philadelphia ; Mem. of the Phil. Soc. of Phil. ; of the 

 Phil. Soc. of the State of New Jersey/; of the Ac. of 

 Nat. Hist, of Phil.; of the JLyceum of Nat. Hist, of 

 New York ; of the Ac. of Arts 8? Sc. of Baltimore; of 

 the Ac. of the Ardenti, S^c, S^c. 



I WAS far from supposing, that after having so carefully investi- 

 gated the Ornithology of the United States, I should find in Lon- 

 don, during a momentary stay, not only some of the most rare 

 and interesting North American species, of which I never was 

 able to procure specimens, but even some valuable additions to 

 the Fauna of that country. To the kindness of Mr. Leadbeater, 

 so well known among Ornithologists, I am indebted for the 

 opportunity of examining and describing the following species, 

 which I noticed on account of their being North American, 

 among the great number of new and rare birds collected by him 

 from all quarters of the globe. 



1. Catiiartes Californianus. a specimen from the Oregan, 

 the second known in any collection. 



61. CoRvus CoLUMBiANus. A bcautiful specimen from the 

 same river, probably the only one in the possession of civilized 

 man, the wretched specimen brought by Lewis and Clark ex- 

 cepted. 



188. Fringilla vespertina. Two perfect specimens of this 

 highly beautiful bird, of which a single imperfect one had hitherto 

 been known, upon which Mr. Cooper, of New York, established 

 the species. These two specimens were shot early in the springy 

 on the Athapescow Lake near the Rocky Mountains. 

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