30 BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND. 



August, but the females stay the whole of the 

 month, feeding their young on the myriad p)r- 

 alides that infest the ripened foliage. 



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The Scarlet 'I'anager (Pyra)i^a rubra) is one 

 of the most brilliant of American birds. Its color 

 is scarlet, with black wings and tail. Its song 

 is inferior, and it feeds on berries as well as on 

 insects. It is but a rare visitant here. The onl\' 

 authentic instan(^e I know of, being one seen at 

 Morcll bv Dr. F. Beer. 



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Intiniatel)- associated with the \Varl)lers in their 

 green - wood haunts is the Red - eyed Vireo, a 

 modest, olive - tinted bird that never leaves the 

 leaf) shadows. Its song consists only of two 

 notes, but so constantly rej)eated that they make 

 a ceaseless ripple of gentle melody flowing through 



