DIRECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 2(55 



CC, N, a, 1. 1-1. 



1. SCARLET TANAGER, P. erythromelas. 7.50; 

 scarlet; win^s and tail, black, fig. 352. Female and winter 

 male, scarlet replaced by greenish. Fig. 352. 

 Breeds in eastern U. S. from Ya. 

 north into the southern British 

 Provinces; winters in northern S. 

 A. ; south in Sep. and Oct. , north 

 in May. Frequents open wood- 

 lands. Flight, swift and direct. 

 Song, loud and distinct '"''Chip 

 cherry, cherry chip'''' varied some- 

 what, sometimes sweet and pleas- 

 ing but usually marred by a harsh 

 tone which occurs in some of the 

 notes. 



2. LOUISIAXATANAGER, 

 P. lubovioiana. Differs from 1 in having the neck black, 

 two bands on wing, hind neck, rump, upper tail coverts, and 

 beneath, yellow. Female, differs chiefly in having yellow 

 wing bands. Breeds in western U. S. ; accidental in IS". E., 

 N. Y., and La. ; winters in Mexico. 



3. SUMMER TANAGER, P. rubra. 7.25 ; dull red 

 throughout ; brownish on wings and tail. Female, yellowish- 

 green, brightest beneath. Breeds in eastern U. S. from south- 

 ern N. J. south to the Gulf States; casual north as far as 

 Nova Scotia; winters in northern S. A. ; south in Sep. ; north 

 in April. Frequents the pine barrens and other open wood- 

 lands. Song, loud and clear. 



O. SHRIKES. Laniidae. 



Singing perchers with hawk-like feeding habits ; bill, 

 short, strongly curved, hooked and toothed; wings, short; 

 tail, long. 



a. Gray Shrikes. Lanius. 



Gray; wings and tail, black. Nests, in trees and bushes; 

 eggs, spotted. Food, insects, small mammals, and birds. 



