CHEWINK 



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Fig. 95. 

 Chewink ; Towhee : PlpUo erythrophthalmm. 



Adult male, head, breast, and back black ; sides chestnut ; belly 

 and corners of tail white. Adult female, brown replacing the 

 black. Young, in first plumage, streaked. Le7}gth, about 

 85- inches. 



Geographic Distribution. — Eastern North America ; breeds 

 from the lower Mississippi Valley and Georgia northward to 

 Maine, Ontario, and Manitoba; winters from Virginia and 

 southern Illinois to the Gulf. 



One of the choicest delights of the book-lover 

 is to know his authors so well that he can at any 

 moment go to his shelves and take down the vol- 

 ume that corresponds to his mood, and the same 

 thing is true in knowing birds. The true bird- 

 lover knows his birds so thoroughly that he can 

 choose his walks with the certainty of finding the 

 friend who will respond to his thoughts. When 

 moved by the gladness of spring, he will turn to 

 the daisy fields to listen to the joyful medley 



