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608. Plranga erythromela* I ..<>''. s, AKLKT TANAOEK. (8c 

 Fig. 4- itinl tail Mark, uiuli-r win^-coverU 



white. i |t-r part* light ol w'mpt uml uil/'iu, lightly 



margined with olive-given ; under purl* irr.mi-.li yellow. //. ,3 a/i</ .I-/, i 

 r.r. Similar to the 9, but wings uti.l tuil black. I... T-J:.; W.,8-76; 

 T n O ; B. from N 



Aiiftjrr.--- Kuxtfiti North Ameriru; breed?, from wutlu-rn Illinois and Vir- 

 ginia to Manitoba and New I'.nmwi.-k ; winters in iVntrul un<l northern 

 South America. 



Minion T. V., ran- S. K.. A pi. _' i-> <>,-t. 7. sin^ Sing, oom- 



'.: . M.i !'...< >. !. '.<. i'uiiil>ri<lirc, rutlu-rcoiiiiiion S. H.. Muy I'J to)-t. 1. 



of tin.- iuip and wevd stalk*, lim.l \\ith \in.- trinlril.- un.l liloMom 



tam, generally m-ar the end of a horizontal liint>, M-VI n t<> twenty I t up. 



/.</;/*, tlm-e to tour, pale bluish white or ^reeiii-h l.lur, with nuineroii.-* rufoua 



or rufoUA-brown markings, *88 x (&. 



In watrliinj; birds, there are certain Mglit- ami s.Miml> that make a 

 day memorable much as a beautiful sunset does. I say to myself, 

 " I have seen a Scarlet Tanager to-day ! " or, " I have listened to a 

 HiTinit Thru-h this evening." 



Hi>:h among the tree tops of the cool green woods the Tanager 

 sings through the summer days. Hidden t.y the network of leaves 

 above us, we often jia.-s him by: but once discovered he seems to 

 illuminate the fore>t. We marvel at his color. He is like a Bird of 

 Paradise in our northern landscape. 



We are first guided to him by his call and song. They are pecul- 

 iar, and Iwth have a rare woods flavor. The call is a distinctly uttered 

 chip-chirr. The song is a loud, cheery, rhythmical carol, suggesting 

 the song of the R<>l>in. 



Inside the green woods the Tanager spends the summer, flying 

 down to visit his nest in the fresh young undergrowth or to bathe in 

 the still forest pools, and hunting and singing in the tree tups high 

 overhead. FLORGNCR A. MERRIAM. 



610. Piranga rubra (Linn.). SUMMER TANAOEK. AJ. <). Kone- 

 retl, brighter below; wingit funcoua. margined with rose-red. Ad. 9. I pi*T 

 part* orange olive-green ; under parts yt-llowiuli orange. 1m. & . Keemble 

 the 9 . L., 7-50; W., 875 : T., 2-90 ; 15. fn.in N., -55. 



Kangt. Eastern United State*; breeds from Florida to aouthern New 

 Jersey, wandering casually to Nova Scotia; winters in Central and South 

 America. 



Washington, uncommon S. K., A pi. 28 to Sept 15. 



AM<, of leaves, strips of bark. . t.-.. j. nerully near the extremity of a limb, 

 about twenty feet up. t'.'j<j, three to tour, Mui?h white or grccn'mli blue, with 

 numerous cinnamon- or olive-brown markings, -W x -68. 



This is a common summer re>ident of our Southern States, arriving 

 in Florida early in April. It frequents open, rather than dense woods. 



