TA X A( 1 Kl D.K — TIIK TA X A< i KIJS. 



430 



anil iiloii.^' side.-:. \Vh,,|,. pilciiiii, |'i-i,iii l,ill I,, ||;,|„, i,||,l il,,\v loll,,. 

 U|i|if|- fil,i;v III' l.iivs, i'\f^, MlJil wiiiiiMiliirs. wili'^s, iipprr l:iil-cn\ cii.. ainl 

 tail, (lark piiipjisji-icl. Wlmlc ihidai diliili.' vrriiiilidii, (ir r.»c-|iiiiU 

 sharply (Icliiicil; cjissiiiii mikI liiiiiiL' nl' winns a paU'i- sliailc iil'llu' same. 

 M'in.L', :!.ll.'); tail, -J.T."); Inll, Ihiin nostril, V> ; lis dcplli at the Ijiisr, .!((, 

 its liruadth, .30; larsirs .N(l. IJah. Vmalan. 



Fyranga rubra, \' 



I KILL. 



THE SCARLET TANAGER. 



'Tamuji-ii nilmi, Linn. I, HiKi, ;!M. (Imki.in, I, i, ,. SSIl. — Wii.sdS, .\im. Orii. II, 

 ISlli, l-J; pi. xi, r. ■■'., 1. - .\ri.. Oni. I'.in- IV, .:;s, ;iss ; pi. ,,,|iv. /',„•»„,/,', 

 rubi',i, \l|.;iLl.crr, (»is. .\ii,. S,.pl, I, l,S(i7, jv ; pi. i, l. I^ ,||,,;|,1.>. - Sw.uNsu.n, 1'. 

 Uor. Am. II, Lsil, :;7:i. - lid.N. Li.M. ls;!s. h, Cunspntus, l>.-,ii. - Aid. Svn. 

 1831), 13(1. - 111. Iiir.ls Am. II, 1SH, li'J.i ; pi. rri.v. ScL.vTKii, I'r. /.o,.l. So,'. ]s:,5, 

 15(i. - In. ISaO, T_>:i. - .Max. Ca!.. .I.air. VI, l.V.S, l'7(I. -- S.vmi ki.s, -J.-,!. r/,a;usumn 

 ruhni, S\v. liinls, II, l,s:i7, -JM. /'/-<■///,•.«•„„„, ,»/,/•,/, C.vn. .Mils, II, .in. ]s,-,l, -n, 

 I'lji-iiiKjd n-!illiriiiii<l<is, \\\:\\.\.in, "Kii, •>•,■. .M,'tli. Mm." In. Xuiiv. l)i,'t. XXVIII, 

 1817, 2i):J. 



Sp. f'li.ui. liill .sli,)i't,.r than lh,> Ii,m,1. S,m',„i,| ,piili l,,iio-,.,si ; lirsl. an,l Ihinl a little 

 shorter. Tail liio,l,'ralcly liirkiMl. M.ilr. \Vli,,lc l,..;,,! niiil li,.(|y ,-,inliniioiis, pure, intuii.so 

 .scarlet, the rcuthcrs while heiieath the .siirllir,.. mii,| tirayish at Ih,' r,i,i|s. Winus ami tail, 

 with the .seapiilar.s. iinilonn inleii.se lilai'k: the mi, lille-,',. visits s,)meiimes partly red, Harm- 

 ing an interrnpteil haml. lanim;- i,!' v. inir while. A Ma,ki>h liiiM,' aluni;- si,le.s ol' ih,- 

 ruin]), eoneeiiled iiy win.ii-.s. liill p,-a--rei'ii; i-is lir,)wn; tarsi ami tci'sdnll hliie. /•; 

 Olive-green ahiive. ye;i,>wi.s|i lii'in'ath. Win- and tail lealii<'rs l.rown, edj;cil with uhva- 

 ceous. r,en,i;th, 7.10: win--. 4.(MI; uiil. .'!.IM). 



IlAli. Easteiii I'riivini'e Xorlh America, north to Winnepe,;- (west to Kl Paso? I[kki!- 

 MANn). In winter, .south to I'Viiaihir (Rio Xap,', Sci..). Iio,;;ota (Sei,.) Ciiha (Scr,. & 

 (ii-NMi,.); .Tamaica (.<ci., k. Gossicj ; Panama (Lavvi;.); (Jo.sta llica (Lawi:.): Vera Criii! 

 (winter, Sc.MieiiKA.sT^ 



At leii.st tlireo yoars seem to li; re- 

 quired for llio as,sunij)tioii of tliu ])er- 

 fect ])luiuage of the i.'iale. In the fir.st 

 year tlie .youiio- male i.s like tlic female, 

 hut ha.s hlacU wiiios ami lail ; in t!ie 

 fall red feathers lieojn to make tlieir 

 a])i)earaiice, and the lnll(nvin,L>' .s[iriii,o' 

 the red ]iredoininates in ]iatelies. 



llAmr.s. I'jie Searlet Tanaifcv is one 

 of the most eonsjiiciions and iirilliaiit 

 of all our suiUMier visitants. Kleeiuit 

 in its attire, retirino- and modest in 

 manners, sweet in sonu, and u.^eful in 

 its destrnction of Inirtlul inseets, it 

 well merits ii eordial welcome. Tiiis 

 Tana,t,'er is distrilmted over a wide extent of territory, from Te.xas to ^faine, 

 and from youth (.'arolina to the northern shores of Lake Huron, in all which 



I'l/rnnan h/'/nririnnn. 



