INDIGO BUNTING— (Pfl^^crma cyanca.) 
Male, whole body indigo blue, deeper on the head, brighter on the 
back- wings and tail dusky, margined with blue. 
Femak, upper parts uniform grayish brown; wings and tad dusky. 
Length about five and one-half inches. 
Arrival. May 14 to 22. 
Favorite Haunts. By the roadsides and in clearmgs. 
Field Marks. A blue bird about the size of a canary Female, 
sparrow-like in appearance with blue tints on shoulders and tail. 
Sons. Sweet but weak, "Tahe, tahe, tahe, tshay." Mr. Chapman 
summer's here; morning, noontide. 
>ng 
hears him say; "July, J"ly, summer- 
evening, list to me." 
"Chrit-ty-chrit-ty-chrit-ty, chnt, chrit, chrit, chree. 
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