^ CALLISTE THORACICA. 



THE YELLOW-BEEASTED TANAGER. 

 PLATE VII. 



Tanagra thoracica .... Temm. PI. Col. 42. fig. 1. 



Calliste thoracica .... Gray, Gen. p. 366. sp. 4. 

 . Bp. Consp. p. 234. 

 Sclater, Cont. Orn. 1851, p. 54; Tan. Cat. Sp. 

 p. 11. sp. 11 . 



Callispiza thoracica . . Cab. Mus. Hein. p. 26. 



Chrysothraupis thoracica, Bp. R. Z. 1851, p. 142; Notes s. 1. Tang. p. 17. 



Mas adultus. Supra nitide viridis nigro variegatus : fronte 

 nigr^ : regione oculari et yitta pileum anticum transeunte 

 thalassino-cyaneis : gutture et pectore toto aurantio-flavis, 

 plaga in gutture medio cum mento summo nigris : alis cau- 

 daque nigris viridi limbatis : tectricibus alarum summis nigris 

 aurantio terminatis : abdomine nitide viridi, liypochondriis 

 cyaneo tinctis : ventre medio et crisso flavicantibus : rostro 

 nigro: pedibus pallidis : long, tota 5"5, alae 2"8, caudse 2*4 

 poll. Angl. 



Fcemina. Mari similis sed paulb minor ; coloribus dilutioribus ; 

 hypochondriis viridibus. 



This well-known species of Tanager was first described and figured 

 by Temminck in his " Planches Coloriees," from specimens collected 

 in South-east Brazil by Natterer. It is now very common in col- 

 lections imported from that country ; but I regret to say we have no 

 information whatever concerning its habits, or any other particulars 

 of it excepting what we can gather from examination of the dried 

 skins. 



Dr. Pucheran, in one of his admirable articles upon the types of 

 the Paris Museum, states, that he thinks Vieillot's * Tanagt'a des- 

 maresW (Nouv. Diet, xxxii. p. 410 ; Enc. Meth. p. 774) is intended 

 for the present species. I agree with Dr. Pucheran that this is very 

 possible, but I hardly like even to quote as a synonym, much less to 

 adopt as the first-given appellation of this species, a name depending 



