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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 67. 



ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



Genus: Habia. 



Species: H. ludoviciana. 



Distribution: 



A local but common summer resident of New England. 



Date of Arrival- 

 First of May. 



Date of Departure: 

 September. 



General Plumage: 



Male, black wings white barred and marked, breast band of 

 rose, belly white divided partly by rose, under wing coverts 

 rose, rump white. Female, upper parts brownish streaked 

 with brown, under wing coverts, orange. Immature male, 

 similar but under wing coverts^ rose. Bill pale, feet dark. 

 Length about 8.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A beautiful warbling song, resembling the robin's but fuller 

 and more finished, and a characteristic harsh call note. 



Haunts: 



"Woodland, orchards and often gardens. 



