ORNITHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
these two species, it cannot now be changed into Calliparea. It is, 
moreoyer, an objectionable practice to change specific names into 
generic in this way, as it renders the use of the oldest specific name 
impossible. Figures of both species of Chlorochrysa are given 
in this year’s Contributions, pl. Lxxiii. 
P. 8. Tunagra melanota.— This name is more correctly written 
melanonota, as it was originally published by Vieillot, Noy. Dict. 
d@Hist. Nat. xxxii. p. 407. 
P. 10. Euphonia rufiventris. — Lately figured by Mr. Strickland 
as L. bicolor, Cont. Orn. 1850, pl. xlix. p.10. £. chrysogastra, - 
Cuy., is a synonyme of FE. nigricollis, Vieill., and not of this species. 
P.10. £. brevirostris, Bp., is E. xanthogastra, Sund, Sy. Ac. 
1833, t. x. fig. 1. 
P. 10. EZ. pumila Bp. = E. strictifrons, Strickl, Cont. Orn. 1851, 
p. 72. 
P. 11. £. ewnea, “ chalybea,” Mikan, is the oldest synonyme of 
this bird. 
P. 33. £. wmbilicalis, Less., is the female of EZ. pectoralis (Lath.) 
P. 12. Chlorophonia had better have been written Chloreuphonia. 
The name Euphonia was originally a translation of Buffon’s name, 
L’ Organiste, and means “ beautiful-voiced.” Tt is rather absurd to 
call a bird “ green-voiced,” which Chlorophonia means. The same 
thing may be observed of Cyanophonia ; but although Ohlorophonia 
has a slightly different structure from Huphonia, there appears no- 
thing of the sort as regards Cyanophonia, except that it has a blue 
head. Besides, if the groups were separated, the name Euphonia 
must be kept for the blue-headed group, since E. musica is the type 
of Desmarest’s genus Huphonia. 
P. 13. The third species of blue-headed Euphonia, Pipra elegan- 
téssima, Bp., is here omitted, and the bird described as C. musica 9, 
is no other than C. nigricollis 9. 
P. 13. Calliste must be reserved for the group that contains 
Tanagra tricolor, Linn., that being the type given by Boié, when he 
established the genns. For those who consider this group, which 
I have called “ Calliste lave,” to require a separate generic appel- 
lation, I propose the name Huschemon, 1. Calliste vitriolina, Bp., 
is my C. ruficapilla, No. 31, in the synopsis of the genus, Orn. Cont. 
p. 61. Lichtenstein never published this species as “ witréolina,” 
and cannot therefore be the authority for the name. 4. C. peru- 
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