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It is noted for its sweet and constant song, and is found 

 in all well wooded and watered parts of North America. 



Scarlet Tanager {Piranga erythromelas) . This gorgeous 

 bird is about seven inches long. The plumage of the male 

 is of a flaming scarlet, with black wings and tail; but the 

 female is dull green in color. The Scarlet Tanager is 

 found in the woods of eastern America, up to Ottawa and 

 Lake Winnipeg. 



Purple Martin {Progne suhis). About eight inches in 

 length, with long wings and forked tail, the Purple Martin 



Purple Martin. 



Barn Swallow. 



is everywhere of a shiny bluish or purpHsh black. Like 

 the Kingbird it attacks any intruder on its lower range. 

 This swallow is found in the wooded regions of east tem- 

 perate America, north to Newfoundland and the Sas- 

 katchewan. 



Barn Swallow {Einmdro erythrogaster) . About seven 

 inches long, this bird is steel-blue above, chestnut on 



