30 BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND. 



August, but the females stay the whole of the 

 month, feeding their young on the myriad pyr- 

 alides that infest the ripened foliage. 



Uianag^rs. 



The Scarlet Tanager (Pyranga rubra) is one 

 of the most brilliant of American birds. Its color 

 is scarlet, with black wings and tail. Its song 

 is inferior, and it feeds on berries as well as on 

 insects. It is but a rare visitant here. The only 

 authentic instance I know of, being one seen at 

 Morell by Dr. F. Beer. 



(ir^euUts. 



Intimately associated with the Warblers in their 

 green - wood haunts is the Red - eyed Vireo, a 

 modest, olive - tinted bird that never leaves the 

 leafy shadows. Its song consists only of two 

 notes, but so constantly repeated that they make 

 a ceaseless ripple of gentle melody flowing through 



