INSESSORES : SYLVICOLIDjE. 183 



The Genus Cardellina comprises the Vermilion Fly- 

 catcher, C. mbra, Bonap., of Northern Mexico, which is 

 over five and a half inches long, the color dark crimson. 



The Genus Setophaga has the bill depressed, the tip 

 abruptly decurved and much notched, the rictus with 

 long bristles, wings rounded, and tail short. 



The Redstart, 5. ruticilla, Sw., of the United States 

 east of the Missouri, is five and a quarter inches long, 

 the wing two and a half inches, the general color black, 

 the sides of the breast and base of the quills and tail 

 reddish orange, and the abdomen white. This is one of 

 the handsomest and liveliest birds of our forests. It is 

 almost constantly hunting insects along the branches, 

 and with every movement it opens and shuts its beautiful 

 tail, then flirts it from side to side, and at the same time 

 utters its pleasing tetee w/iee. The nest is built upon a 

 low bush, and appears to hang to the twigs ; eggs four to 

 six, white, sprinkled with ashy gray and blackish dots. 



The Painted Flycatcher, 5. picta, Sw., of Northern 

 Mexico, is five and a quarter inches long, the wing two 

 and a half inches, the color black, belly red, patch on the 

 wings and outer tail-feathers white. 



The Genus Pyranga has the bill rather straight, notched 

 at the tip, the wings elongated, the color of the male 

 scarlet, of the female yellowish. 



The Scarlet Tanager, P. rubra, Vieill., of the United 

 States east of the Missouri, is seven and four tenths 

 inches long, the wing four inches, the color bright scar- 

 let, wings and tail black. Its notes are not very musical, 

 and have been represented by Wilson by the syllables 

 chip churr. Its nest is on a low branch of a tree ; eggs 

 three to five, dull greenish-blue, speckled with reddish 

 brown and light purple. 



The Summer Red Bird, P. cestiva, Vieill., of the South- 

 ern Atlantic and Gulf States, is seven and one fifth 



