585. FOX SPARROW. 7^ in. 



(Passarella iliaca.) 



Fox-red back and tail; ashy about neck and head; white 

 breast thickly streaked with dark spots; scratches like a hen; 

 alert; noteworthy song. Brown Thrasher. Hermit Thrush, 



587. TOWHEE. 8i4 in. 



(Pipilo erythrophthalmus.) 

 Black above and black bib (female rich brown); reddish- 

 brown sides; white underneath; outer tail-feathers white; 

 scratches about under bushes; brilliant notes, "tow-hee' ' and 

 ' ' che-wink . ' ' Robin. 



593. CARDINAL. 8^ in. 



(Cardinalis cardinalis.) . 



Bright red, including large blunt bill; crested; black mark- 

 ings on face and throat; line songster. Female: olive- 

 gray, tinged lightly with red and obscurely marked. Tan- 

 agers. 



595. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 8>; in. 



(Zamelodia ludoviciana.) 



Black, including throat; white rump and wing- 

 patches; breast white with a brilliant rose-red blotch; lining of 

 wings also rose-red; large beak] sluggish; song, a rich 

 carol. Female: yellowish-brown darkly mottled; no red. 



598. INDIGO BUNTING. 5H in. 



(Passerina cyanea.) 



Indigo blue, wings and tail blackish; in flocks; often feeds 

 m the grass; noteworthy song. Female: brown. Bluebird. 



604. DICKCISSEL. 6 in. 



(Spiza americana.) 

 Streaked; ashy on head and neck; white ch.m;black throat - 

 patch; yellow breast; white belly; line over eye, yellow; wings 

 show chestnut -brown. Female: less yellow; no throat- 

 patch. Yellow-breasted Chat. Meadowlark. 



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