brilliant than elsewhere ; tail square ; bill light ; legs darker. Length, 
7.50 inches. 
Migratory. Not a frequent visitor here, though seen oftener some seasons than 
others, this region being probably about the northernmost limit of its range. It is not 
so rare a bird, however, that it may not be sought with full confidence of ultimate success. 
Like all of the Tanager family, it is an unmusical but handsome bird. 
SCAREET TANAGER: 
Piranga erythromelas. 
General color scarlet ; wings and tail black, the latter nearly even ; 
bill pale, legs darker. Length, 7.25 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives middle of May, leaves early in October. Nests in trees in woods 
or orchards. Its song has been thought to resemble that of the Robin, and indeed there is 
a likeness between the two; the Robin's excelling, however, in heartiness if not in 
variety. 
The Scarlet Tanager is a bird of gorgeous appearance, and is a conspicuous adorn- 
ment of the groves which it inhabits. 
