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met with by him in the south-eastern provinces of Brazil, and gives 

 a description of the male bird in his usual excellent style, which 

 leaves no doubt as to the species intended, although he unfortunately 

 confounds it with the Calliste gyrola. He mentions its occurrence 

 in particular in the province of Rio Grande do Sul, from which 

 locality likewise specimens were transmitted to England by Mr. Plant. 

 The female described by the Prince is the male of the following 

 species, which may be at once distinguished from the present by its 

 black back. 



l)r. Cabanis gave the name preciosa to this bird in his catalogue 

 of Herr Heine's collection, and clearly pointed out its distinctive 

 characters. About the same time I designated it as new under the 

 specific title castanonota, but I believe Dr. Cabanis' name was 

 proposed rather before my own, and is entitled to precedence. 



T have observed examples of this Tanager in the Derby Museum 

 at Liverpool, Herr Heine's collection at Halberstadt, and in the 

 Museums of Vienna, Berlin and Brussels. 



