SCARLET TANAGER. 



PiRANGA ERYTHROMELAS. 



Char. Male : scarlet, with black wings and tail. Male in winter ; 

 similar to female, but with black wings and tail. Female and young: 

 above, olive ; wings and tail dusky, the feathers edged with olive ; below, 

 greenish yellow. Length 7 to 7^ inches. 



Nest. In a woodland grove, sometimes in an orchard, placed near the 

 extremity of a horizontal limb 10 to 20 feet from the ground; composed 

 of twigs, roots, or shreds of bark, and lined with roots, sometimes with 

 pine-needles. 



Eggs. 3-5 (usually 4) ; dull white or with blue tinge, thickly marked, 

 with several shades of brown and lilac j 0.95 X 0.65. 



This splendid and transient resident, accompanying fine 

 weather in all his wanderings, arrives from his winter station in 

 tropical America from the beginning to the middle of May, 

 and extends his migrations probably to Nova Scotia as well as 

 Canada. With the shy, unsocial, and suspicious habits of his 

 gaudy fraternity, he takes up his abode in the deepest recess 



