248 CITIZEN BIRD 



The Indigo Bird 



Length five and a half inches- 

 Male ; bright blue, of a greener tint than the Bluebird ; wings 



and tail dusky. 



Female : plain brown above and w^hitey brown below, with a 



few streaks, including a sharp black one under her beak. 



A pleasant neighbor and good Citizen, belonging to the southern 



branch of the Finch family. 



A Tree Trapper and a Weed Warrior. 



A Summer Citizen of the eastern United States, west to Kansas 



and north to Canada. From Kansas to the Pacific Ocean he is 



replaced by his brother, the Lazuli Bunting. 



