Birds of Canada. 47 



bright scarlet, wings and tail black. Nests, on a 

 low branch of a tree ; eggs, three to five ; dull, 

 greenish-blue, speckled with reddish-brown and 

 light purple. This is our most gaudy visitor. It 

 arrives from the south about the fifteenth of 

 May, and leaves early in September. This bird 

 thrives well in confinement, and makes a beau- 

 tiful pet. Feeds upon insects, berries, and grain. 



