A MONOGRAPH OF THE BIRDS FORMING THE TANAGRINE GENUS CALLISTE, SCLATER

MONOGRAPH THE BIRDS FORMING THE TANAGRINE GENUS CALLISTE; ILLUSTRATED BY COLOURED PLATES OF ALL THE KNOWN SPECIES By PHILIP LUTLEY SCLATEE, M.A FELLOW OF CORPUS CHRIST! COLLEGE, OXFORD ; FELLOW OF THE ZOOLOaiCAL AND LINNEAN SOCIETIES OF LONDON ; COEEESPONDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF NATUEAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA HON MEMBEE OF THE QEEMAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEMBEE OF THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS FOE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, ETC ; ; LONDON: JOHN VAN VOORST, PATERNOSTER ROW MDCCCLVII PRINTED BY RICHAKD TAYLOR AND WILLIAM FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET ALERE ft FLAMMAM Engraved a£ Stanford GeoA^phical EetaliHilnneirt Charing'Cross Loudon mi PREFACE In department of Zoology, every character, Such is believe, pictorial even though not of the most finished representation, object I better qualified to give a good idea of the intended than most accurate the Ornithology at least is the case in parative neglect shown ; and the com- what would seem to description be likely to one of the most attractive branches of Natural History, may perhaps be partly attributed to the scarcity of works containing coloured illustrations usually excessive costliness result of and of birds, The present volume their is the an attempt to contribute something towards meeting these deficiencies, by giving figures of an inter- esting group of this class of animals, sufficiently accurate for all scientific purposes, hoped, will render it and at a price which, not unattainable to many, it is who have hitherto been generally precluded from acquiring books of this sort The work is not expected to be a profitable undertaking, but, should a number of copies be disposed of sufficient nearly to meet the expenses of publication, it is in contemplation to issue other volumes of a similar character P L S 49 Pall Mall, Dec 1, 1857- TABLE OP CONTENTS Page Calliste tatao, PI I fig I coelicolor, PI I fig gyroloides, desmaresti, XXV 55 PL XXVI tricolor, PI Ill PL XXVII brasiliensis, PL XXVIII IV flaviventris, yeni, PI II fastuosa, PI festiva, PI V VI cyaneiventris, PI thoracica, PI VII PL VIII IX schranki, guttata, PI XI 63 61 65 vieilloti boliviana, 15 PL XXXI 69 ruficervix, PL XXXII 71 atricapilla, PL XXXIII 21 PL XXX 67 atricaerulea, fig 1