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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST 
summer plumage for several days. His appearance is now 
very beautiful and striking ; the body being of a rich yellow^ 
with the front of the head^ wings^ and tail of a deep black ; 
and as they are by no means solitary, but fly in flocks^ they 
cannot fail of being noticed by the most unobservant. Ha ! 
1 see a stranger, still more showy in his appearance ; the 
Scarlet Tanager ( Tanagra Rubra ) ; you may see him by 
getting on the fence, in this ploughed field, a few rods 
distant. 
C. — I see him : he is indeed a beautiful bird. There is 
some resemblance in the distribution of the colours, between 
him and the Yellowbird ; but where the latter is yellow, 
this is brilliant scarlet ; both have the wings and tail black. 
SCARLET TANAGER. 
( Tanagra Rubra,) 
F, — The tanager is more than twice as large as the yel- 
lowbird : the brilliancy of his colour makes him conspicuous, 
when the sun shines, at a great distance ; and when seen 
near at hand, the contrast between the jet black and bright 
vermilion has a fine effect. His notes have not, I believe, 
any pretensions to be called a song ; at least, I have never 
heard any, though I have seen them in considerable num- 
