TANAGERS 81 



Washington, common T. V., less common S. R., Apl. 17- 

 Oct. 15. Ossining, common S. R., May 4-Oct. 9. Cambridge, 

 rather common S. R„ May 12-Oct. 1. N. Ohio, common S. R„ 

 Apl. 28-Oct. 2. Glen Ellyn, not common S. R., Apl. 30-Sept. 29. 

 SE. Minn., common S. R., Apl. 29-Sept. 11. 



As a family Tanagers are the most strikingly colored \ 

 of American birds, but among the nearly 400 species none 

 appears more brilliant in life than the male Scarlet Tana- 

 ger. The leaf -colored female is as difficult to see as the 

 male is conspicuous. Both have the same characteristic 

 call — chip-cMrr, chip-cMrr. The song suggests a Robin's , 

 but is more forced and has a hoarse undertone. They live ' 

 and nest in the woods, building on a horizontal limb 

 10-20 feet up. The 3-4 greenish blue, brown-marked ; 

 eggs are laid late in May. 



SUMMER TANAGER 

 Piranga rubra rubra. Case 5, Figs. 33, 34 ;, 



The male is usually red like the Cardinal, but lacks the Cardi- 

 nal's crest; the female is more yellow than the female of the 

 Scarlet Tanager. 



Range. Southern States; nesting north to Maryland and 

 Illinois; winters in the tropics. 



Washington, uncommon S. R., Apl. 18-Sept. 19. Cambridge; 

 one record. 



The "Summer Redbird's" chicky-tucky-tuck, is as clearly 

 pronounced and unmistakable as the Scarlet Tanager's 

 chip-ch&rr. Its song is somewhat sweeter than that of 

 its scarlet cousin, but bears a general resemblance to it. 

 Both pine and deciduous woods are inhabited by this bird. 

 Its nesting habits resemble those of the Scarlet Tanager. 



