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 5 to 5 (3 bdng 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. 

 I}, 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 1st. The 

 period of incubation occupies thirteen days. 



610. Summer Tanager; Summer Red-bird: Piranga 

 rubra (Linn.) 



Adu/^ S — Bright scarlet ; the wings and tail brownish, edged with 



red. 

 AtfuU $ — 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— K\c\\ 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 ; tall tipped with yellow ; belly pale yellow. Length 

 —7.19. 



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