been again recognized since their day. In the present case, however, 

 we are more fortunate, this beautiful species being very common in 

 collections from that country, and to be found in almost every 

 museum. But we have gamed very little additional information 

 concerning its habits during the last century. Buffon tells us that 

 it arrives in flights from the interior in the inhabited districts of 

 Cayenne for the purpose of feeding on the fruit of certain trees, and 

 does not make a long stay. Schomburgk, who is the sole modern 

 observer who speaks of it, found it only in the Roraima mountains 

 in the interior of British Guiana, on the highest trees, passing in 

 flights from one tree to ano'^her. Mr, Wallace collected specimens 

 of this bird on the upper Rio Negro ; so it doubtless extends 

 throughout the mountain-range of Guiana to the banks of that river. 

 M. d'Orbigny speaks of having observed this Tanager near Rio in 

 Brazil, but I have no doubt he has made some error in the species, 

 as I have never seen or heard of its occurrence in the very numerous 

 collections brought from that quarter, or indeed anywhere except in 

 the countries already indicated as its habitat. 



The specific name ' tatao' applied to this bird by Linnseus was 

 adopted from Seba's ' Avicula de tatao,' Thesaur. i. p. 96. pi. 60. 

 fig. 6. But Seba's figure certainly does not represent this species, 

 and is more probably referable to Calliste punctata. 



The "Planches Enlumine'es" contain two representations intended 

 for this Tanager. One of them (PI. Enl. 127. fig. 1) is not worse 

 than the generality of these figures, but the other (PI. Enl. 7. fig. 1) 

 has the tail altogether wrongly coloured. 



