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on the eastern coast of Brazil, and is well known to ever}' stndent of 

 exotic ornithology. 



Prince Maximilian of Nenwied informs us that he met with it in 

 numbers in several provinces of Eastern Brazil, but less often in the 

 forests than the more open country which was varied with wood, and 

 particularly at the edges of the plantations. Here it goes commonly 

 in pairs, perching generally upon the top of shrubs, and feeding on 

 fruits. In the month of November the Prince found a nest of this 

 Tanager placed in a thick bush in a fork formed by the separation 

 of four branches, and built after the fashion of that of our Chaffinch 

 {Fringilla ccelebs). It was constructed very neatly of wool, nearh^ 

 all white, only varied with a few rootlets and moss and bark inter- 

 woven, and lined within with broad threads of bark. The two eggs 

 which it contained were rather long in shape, marbled with pale 

 reddish violet upon a white ground, and varied with a few irregular 

 black specks and blotches. 



Prof. Burmeister notices the occurrence of this bird in the vicinity 

 of New Freiburg. 



I am not quite sure whether Buffon's 'Tangara bleu de Cayenne' 

 and its attendant synonyms are more correctly applicable to this 

 species or to Calliste flaviventris, but the balance of authorities 

 on this point seems to be in favour of the present bird. 



I have a young individual of this Calliste, evidently of the first 

 year. It is coloured very much like the parent birds, except that 

 the black is much less intense, and the blue colouring on the breast 

 and wing-coverts has as yet only partially appeared, and these parts 

 have more white about them. 



