CO, N, a, 1. 1-4. 



DIRECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 2 



1. SCARLET TANAGER, P. ERYTHROMELAS. 7.50; 

 scarlet; wings and tail, black, fig. 352. Female and winter 

 male, scarlet replaced by greenish. Fig. 352. 

 Breeds in eastern U. S. from Ya. 



north into the southern British 

 Provinces; winters in northern S. 

 A. ; south in Sep. and Oct.^, north 

 in May. Frequents open wood- 

 lands. Flight, swift and direct. 

 Song, loud and distinct "Chip 

 cherry, cherry chip' 1 ' 1 varied some- 

 what, sometimes sweet and pleas- 

 ing but usually marred by a harsh 

 tone which occurs in some of the 

 notes. 



2. LOUIS I AX AT AN AGER, 



P. L.UDOVICIAXA. Differs from 1 in having the neck black, 

 two bands on wing, hind neck, rump, upper tail coverts, and 

 beneath, yellow. Female, differs chiefly in having yellow 

 wing bands. Breeds in western IT. S. ; accidental in N. E., 

 N. Y., and La. ; winters in Mexico. 



3. SUMMER TANAGER, P. RUBRA. 7.25 ; dull red 

 throughout ; brownish on wings and tail. Female, yellowish- 

 green, brightest beneath. Breeds in eastern U. S. from south- 

 ern X. J. south to the Gulf States; casual north as far as 

 Nova Scotia; winters in northern S. A. ; soutn in Sep. ; north 

 in April. Frequents the pine barrens and other open wood- 

 lands. Song, loud and clear. 



O. SHRIKES. Laiiiidae. 



Singing perchers with hawk-like feeding habits; bill, 

 short, strongly curved, hooked and toothed; wings, short: 

 tail, long. 



a. Gray Shrikes. Laniiis. 



Gray; wings and tail, black. Nests, in trees and bushes; 

 eggs, spotted. Food, insects, small mammals, and birds. 



