brilliant than elsewhere; tail square; bill light; legs darker. Length, 

 7.50 inches. 



Migratory. Not a frequent visitor here, though seen oftener some seasons than 

 others, this region being probably about the northernmost limit of its range. It is not 

 so rare a bird, however, that it may not be sought with full confidence of ultimate success. 



Like all of the Tanager family, it is an unmusical but handsome bird. 



SCARLET TANAGER. 



Piranga erytbromelas. 



General color scarlet ; wings and tail black, the latter nearly even ; 

 bill pale, legs darker. Length, 7.25 inches. 



Migratory. Arrives middle of May, leaves early in October. Nests in trees in woods 

 or orchards. Its song has been thought to resemble that of the Robin, and indeed there is 

 a likeness between the two ; the Robin's excelling, however, in heartiness if not in 

 variety. 



The Scarlet Tanager is a bird of gorgeous appearance, and is a conspicuous adorn- 

 ment of the groves which it inhabits. 



