ORNITHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
By PHILIP LUTLEY SCLATER. 
lL REMARKS ON PRINCE CANINO’S NOTE, 
«SUR LES TANGARAS,’ 
In the Revue et Magazine de Zoologie, March and April 1851. 
I HAVE just seen a copy of a paper, extracted from the Revue de 
Zoologie, for March of this year, which bears the title above given. 
Having paid much attention to the Tanagers, I have drawn up a 
few observations to correct what appear to me to be some of the 
chief errors in the synonomy of the paper, and to show how far the 
new species therein described are identical with those named by 
Mr. Strickland and myself in the last number of “Contributions.” 
If the Revwe Zoologique, No. III., for this year, was really pub- 
lished in March, or before the end of April, Prince Canino’s names 
have undoubtedly the priority over Mr. Strickland’s and my own, 
which were not published until April, in Part II. of the Contri- 
butions for this year. But certainly only one Number of the Revue 
has yet been received in this country, viz.—that for January last. 
I should mention, that in a box of Tanagers, sent lately by M. 
Verreaux of Paris to Mr. E. Wilson, are examples of several of 
Prince Canino’s new species, and I have had thus, through Mr. 
Wilson’s kindness, an opportunity of comparing them with my own 
Specimens. 
Oxrorp, May 12, 1851. 
P. 3. As Chlorochrysa has been already published and adopted 
as a generic name (See Compt. Rend., Jan. 20, 1851, p. 76) for 
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