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Bird Studies. 



The male of this Tanager is a brilliantly colored yellow and black bird, 

 with the head and neck rose red, most brilliant on the crown and back. The 

 wings and tail are black. There are two conspicuous bright 



Louisiana Tanager. 



Piranga ludoviciana (Wils.). 



yellow wing bars. The females are very like those of the 

 Scarlet Tanager, save that the wing bands are present, 

 and are obscure yellow in color. It is a western bird, common in the Rocky 

 Mountain region, as far north as British Colinnbia. It has been recorded 

 from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. 



The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is known to most of us. The beautiful 



male bird with hood and back of pure black, his clear white under parts, 



_ , ^ . with a strikino- patch of briijfht rose color on the breast. 



Rose-breasted ^_, i . , , , f •, • i i i 



Grosbeak ^ '^^ ^ymg close by he exhibits the same rose beneath 



zamtiodia ludoviciana his wings, and shows the clear white markings of wings, 



*^'''"" ' rump, and tail in strong contrast to the black. The female 



is like a large, robust sparrow, has a white line over the eye, and a buffy 



ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



YOUNG MALE IN AUTUMN. LOWER PARTS. 



