INDIGO BUNTING. INDIGO-BIRD. 



Passerina cyanea. 



Blue all over ; wings and tail darker than the body ; lower mandible 

 paler than the upper one; tail nearly even ; legs dark. Length, 5.55 

 inches. 



Migratory. Arrives late in May, leaves middle of September. Nests in bushes. A 

 persistent singer, whose song, of little power or variety, is extremely sweet. The 

 graceful little fellow is rather abundant in lightly wooded country. The lovely blue of his 

 coat, glistening in the sunlight as the bird sits swaying on the tip of a juniper, and the 

 soft tones of his song, afford equal pleasure to the eye and ear of the observer. 



PLATE XXXVIII. SUMMER TANAGER. SUMMER REDBIRD. 



Piranga rubra. 



Red all over, including wings and tail, the red of the wings less 



