587. Pipilo erythrophthalmus 
TOWHEE, CHEWINK. $8 inches 
Male. Above black, outer tail feathers tipped with whate. Below, 
throat and breast black; belly white; sides chestnut. Female. 
Brownish where male is black. 
A bird of dry thickets, much on the ground scratching and 
rustling among the leaves, frequently calling chewzvk; mounts a tree 
to deliver its song. Common in Massachusetts. Arrives in latter 
part of April. 
Song. “ 7Zee-hoo, pill-ili-ill-ill-zl.” Call note, che-wink. 
Nest. On the ground in scrubby woodlands. 
Breeds. In southern New England. 
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