CHE WINK. 93 



will not be found far away from it. The nest is on 

 the ground or in a low bush, and the eggs, 4 to 5, 

 are bluish or greenish-white, speckled with brown. 



Che wink; Towhee: Pipilo erythrophthalmus. 



Length about 8^4 inches. 



Upper parts, throat, and breast black; sides chestnut-red, 

 belly white. 



Wings have white patches, and outer tail-feathers are 

 edged and tipped with white. 



Female, brown, where male is black. 



Resident (very common) from April 15 to October 15; 

 winters in the Southern States; may winter here. 



Passing along a country road, bordered by woods 

 where the undergrowth is thick, you are likely to see 

 the Chewink flitting about in the bushes, showing his 

 white tail-feathers as he flies, and you may hear the 

 musical questioning call which has given him his 

 name che-wink? He will also be found in any 

 woodsy, bushy place where last year's leaves are not 

 cleared away. 



The nest, flat on the ground, is apt to be overhung 

 by that of a Catbird or Wood Thrush, while in deeply 

 secluded places the Cardinal may be found in the same 

 company. It is generally built in dead leaves, and 

 harmonizes so perfectly with its surroundings, the 

 whitish eggs being thickly speckled with brown, that 

 any but the sharpest eyes will overlook it. 



The Chewink is very handsome in his tri-colored 

 suit of black, white, and chestnut-red, and his rich 

 voice has a metallic quality which would put him 

 among the brasses in full orchestra. He has only a 

 few different tones, but by transposition he gets a 

 variety of sweet phrases. His most common song 

 has been translated " Come with me," the last word 

 trilled on his highest note. 



