Tanagers 



FIG. 198. Female summer tanager on her nest. 



These beautiful birds are not rare, although they are not 

 often seen by those who do not look up into the foliage 

 of trees. Open woods where oaks grow are frequently 

 chosen by tanagers for their summer home. Here they 

 destroy numerous- insects. The song of the scarlet tana- 

 ger suggests that of the robin. 



Is there any advantage to the female tanager in not 

 being colored red like her mate? Do you know of any 

 kind of bird in which both sexes are bright red ? When ; 

 do tanagers arrive from the South ? The scarlet tanagers 

 and many of the summer tanagers go to South America 

 for the winter. How far is that from your home ? 



