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PAINTED BUNTING 



THE male painted bunting is one of the most brilliantly colored 

 birds of the United States. The upper part of the head and 

 neck are shining purplish violet, the middle of the back yellowish 



PAINTED BUNTING, LENGTH, ABOUT 5% INCHES 



green, wings and tail purplish blue, and underparts and rump ver- 

 milion. The female is dark green above and yellowish beneath. 



This little jewel has not failed to attract popular attention and 

 in consequence has received a variety of common names. In Louis- 



