THE SCARLET TANAGER. 253 



The song is almost exactly like that of the Robin, but is 

 often broken with a pensive call-note, sounding like the 

 syllables chip churr. 



Early in September, the Tanagers leave for their Southern 

 homes ; from which they seem, while here, hardly more than 

 wanderers, so commonly do we associate gaudy plumages 

 with tropical climes. They winter, probably, in Central 

 America and the Bahamas. 



