THE BIRD BOOK 



zontal limbs or forks at elevations of four to 

 twenty feet, making frail nests of twigs, root- 

 lets and weeds; they are often found in pine 

 trees, but apparently just as frequently in 

 other kinds. Their eggs are greenish blue, 

 specked and spotted with various shades of 

 brown. Size .95 x .65. Data. — Holden, Mass., 

 May 31, 1898. Nest on low limb of an oak, 4 

 feet above ground; of weeds and rootlets and 

 very frail. 



609. Hepatic Tanager. Piranga hep- 

 atica. 



Range. — Western Mexico, 

 north to New Mexico and Ari- 

 zona in summer. 



This species is similar to 

 the next but is darker red on 

 the upper parts and bright 

 vermilion below. They nest 

 on the lower horizontal 

 branches of trees, usually live oaks, making 

 the nests of rootlets and weeds; the eggs are bluish green, like those of the 

 next, but the markings appear to average more blotchy and brighter. Size 

 .92 x .64. 



•Ii-t Tanager 



Bluish gret-n 



610. Summer Tanager. Piranga rubra rubra. 



Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from the Gulf to New York and Kan- 

 sas, and casually farther; west to Texas; winters south of our borders. 



This bird is of the size of the Scarlet Tanager, but is of a uniform rosy red 

 color, darker on the back. They are very common in the South Atlantic and 

 Gulf States. Their nests are located at low elevations on horizontal branches 

 of trees in open woods, edges of clearings, or 

 along the roadside; the nests are made of 

 strips of bark, weed stems, leaves, etc., and are 

 frail like those of the other Tanagers. Their 

 eggs are light bluish green, 

 speckled and spotted with 

 reddish brown, and not 

 distinguishable with cer- 

 tainty from those of the 

 Scarlet Tanager. Size .92 

 Bight bluish green X .64. 



6l0a. Cooper's Tanager. 



Piranga rubra cooperi. 



Range. — Western United States, breeding 

 from the Mexican border and Texas north to 

 central California and Nevada. 



Similar to but slightly larger than the last. 

 There are no differences between the nesting 

 of this form and the last and the eggs are not 

 in any way different. 



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