THE SCARLET TAN ACER. 



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intervals rather than continuously sustained. The notes are sharp-edged and 

 rich in r's, while the movement of the whole, tho deliberate, is varied, and the 

 tone cheerful. Terr-qiie-e-c-ry, ze-erve, pecs-croo, hc-zoor' , may give a hint 

 of the cjuality and tempo. The Tanager's note rec|uires to be carefully dis- 

 tinguished from 

 that of the 

 Rose - breasted 

 Grosbeak, 

 w h i c h is 



smoother and 

 more rolling in 

 character. 



The nest of 

 this bird is not 

 often so sub- 

 stantial as that 

 shown in the il- 

 lustration. It 

 is usually placed 

 on a horizontal 

 branch of a tree, 

 either saddled 

 loosely upon it, 

 settled among 

 diverging 

 twigs, or sup- 

 ported by forks. 

 "From five to 

 fifteen feet up,'" 

 is given by 

 some authors, 

 but I have seen 

 several nests at 

 heights of for- 

 ty or fifty feet, 

 and do not be- 



Takcn near McConnclsznlle. Photo bv the Anthoy. 



lieve that thev 



- NEST AND EGGS OF THE SCARLET TANAGER. 



are exceptional. the nest was cut down from the topmost branch of a young elm 



AND brought to THE GROUND EOR PHOTOGRAPHING. 



