74 BIRD-KEEPER'S MANUAL. 



of a dusky green, the lower parts of a dull yel- 

 low, and the wings brown. 



LOCATION. Found throughout the United 

 States. Not numerous in New England Mi- 

 gratory. 



SUMMER RED BIRD. 



THIS bird is about the size of the Scarlet Ta- 

 nager, but the male is a bright vermilion, all 

 over. The males are subject to the same changes 

 of color as the former, having been found spotted 

 all over with green, red and yellow, according to 

 their age. Their stay here is very short. They 

 hatch their young about the middle of June, and 

 leave New Jersey about the middle of August. 

 They are not found in Massachusetts. Their 

 beauty is their most attractive quality ; the song 

 is a loud, sonorous trilling note. 



FOOD. Treatment and- food the same as for 

 the Scarlet Tanager. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The male is 

 a bright vermilion all over, except the inner webs 



