587. ^Pipilo erythrophthalmus 



^OWHEE, CHEWINK. 8 inches 



Male. Above black, outer tail feathers tipped with white. Below, 

 throat and breast black ; belly white ; sides chestnut. Female. 

 Brownish where male is black. 



A bird of swampy thickets, much on the ground scratching and 

 rustling among the leaves, frequently calling chewink; mounts a tree 

 to deliver its song. Common in Massachusetts. Arrives in latter 

 part of April. 



Song. " Tee-hoo, pill-ill-ill-ill-ill." *\Y 

 Nest. On the ground in scrubby woodlands. 

 Breeds. In southern New England. 



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