ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



595. Zamelodia ludoviciana. 8 inches. 

 Male, black and white with rose breast and under 

 wing coverts; female resembling a large striped Spar- 

 row in color. 



The center of abundance of these beautiful creatures 

 is in the northern half of eastern U. S. In beauty and 

 song he fully atones for what we northerners lose be- 

 cause of the southerly distribution of the Cardinal. We 

 find them in swamps, small patches of woods, and, some- 

 times, in orchards. They are rather quiet birds, that is 

 they do not move about much, but they can easily be 

 found by their song. 



Song 1 . A rich, full, whistling carol, almost without 

 exception immediately preceded with a sharp chip. Call, 

 a deep-toned chirp. 



Nest. A loose, frail cradle of twigs at low eleva- 

 tions in trees or thickets; eggs bluish green spotted 

 with brown (1.00 x .75). 



Range. U. S. east of the Rockies, breeding in the 

 northern half and in southern Canada; winters in Cen- 

 tral America. 



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