WOODLAND BIRDS. 



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No. 68. INDIQO BIRD. 



Genus: Passerina. Species: P. cyanea. 



Distribution: 



A somewhat common summer resident of New England, Cape 

 Cod excepted. 



Date of Arrival: 

 Early May. 



Date of Departure: 

 September. 



General Plumage: 



Male, indigo, wings and tail darker. Female, upper parts 

 brownish, under paler, sti-eaky. Bill and feet dark. Length 

 about 5.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A weak but pretty song and two call notes. 



Haunts: 



Woodland, barberry bushes and general '-'scrub" growths. 



