Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 
The nest is a thin, flimsy structure of fine roots, tendrils, small 
sticks, and sometimes straws, placed in a tree, usually on a hori- 
zontal branch (seldom in a crotch) at from six to twenty-five feet 
from the ground. 
The eggs, numbering from 3 to 5 (3 being a very common 
number), are clear greenish blue, finely spotted, mostly at the 
larger end, with chestnut and purple. Size—-.96 x .65. See Fig. 
13, Plate D. 
The Scarlet Tanager builds his nest in almost any sort of tree 
and in almost any sort of place. In orchards the nests are common; 
along the roadsides, on the edge of woods, they often build, and 
occasionally a nest is found in the deep woods, at some distance 
from a clearing. The breeding season commences towards the 
end of May; in the vicinity of New York, before June Ist. The 
period of incubation occupies thirteen days. 
610. Summer Tanager; Summer Red-bird: Piranga 
rubra (Linn.) 
Adult 6 —Bright scarlet; the wings and tail brownish, edged with 
red. 
Adult 9 —Olive green ; under parts tinged with yellow. Length 
—7.50. 
Breeding Range—Southern New Jersey, southward (casually north 
to Massachusetts and Ontario [A. O. U. check-list] ). 
The nest is composed of leaves, weed stalks, grass, catkins, 
and strips of bark, and is placed on a horizontal branch, at a height 
of from six to twenty-five feet from the ground. 3 to 4 eggs are 
laid; they resemble the eggs of the scarlet tanager, but the mark- 
ings are heavier and more brown. Size—.94 x .64. 
The nesting season, which begins about the middle of May, 
continues until well into July. 
619. Cedar-bird; Cedar Waxwing: Ampelis cedrorum 
(Vieill.) 
Adult—Rich light grayish or purplish brown, with conspicuous 
crest; throat, forehead, and line in front and back of eye 
black ; small scarlet tips to the wing (secondaries) and tail 
feathers ; tail tipped with yellow; belly pale yellow. Length 
—7.19. 
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