CALLISTE GUTFATA. 



THE SPOTTED EMERALD TANAGER. 



PLATE XX. V 



Spotted Emerald Tanager, Lath. G. H. vi. 19. 



Callospiza punctata . . . Cab. in Schomb. Reise, iii. p. 669. 



Callispiza guttata .... Cab. Mus. Hem. p. £6. 



Calliste guttulata .... Bp. Compt. Rend. Ac. Sc. Par. xxxii. p. IQ. 



Sclater, Tan. Cat. Sp. p. 11. sp. 13; P. Z. S. 1855, 

 p. 157 ; List of Bog. B. p. 29. 



Calliste chrysophrys . . Sclater, Cont. Orn. 1851, p. 24. pi. 69. fig. 2. et 

 p. 54. 



Ixothraupis guttulata . Bp. R. Z. 1851, p- 144 ; Note s. 1. Tang. p. 18. 



Mas adultus. Supra aurescenti-viridis, capitis totius et dorsi supe- 

 rioris pennis medialiter nigris, viridi marginatis : fronte et 

 regione oculari aureis : alis caudaque nigris, hac viridi, illis 

 autem CBerulescenti-viridi latiiis marginatis : loris nigris : 

 subtiis albus, cserulescente tinctus et guttis rotundis prsecipue 

 in pectore perfusus ; his maculis in gula minoribus : ventre 

 medio albescente : lateribus et crisso flavo-virescentibus : 

 rostro et pedibus nigris: long. totaS'S, alse 2'8, caudse 2*0 

 poll. Angl. 



Fcemina. Paulo minor et coloribus mintis claris. 



Dr. Latham gives a very accurate description of this beautiful 

 species of Calliste in his " General History of Birds," under the 

 name of the " Spotted Emerald Tanager," vphich I have accordingly 

 adopted for its English designation. His specimens were from the 

 island of Trinidad, whence I have also seen a considerable number of 

 examples. About the priority of the English appellation of this 

 Tanager, therefore, there can be no question ; but as to what was its 

 first-given Latin title, there is some difficulty in coming to a satis- 

 factory decision. Prince Bonaparte, Dr. Cabanis and myself all re- 

 cognized its distinctness from the true 'punctata' of Cayenne about 

 the same time, and each provided it vnth a distinct scientific name. 

 I have hitherto generally awarded the preference to Prince BonapartCj 



