giving as a reason that his conspicuous dress was a target for his 
enemies ; which is the usual way we try to make other people think we 
know something. So I will now describe the following year’s events, 
which was 1895. A female Scarlet Tanager came and built exactly on 
the same spot where the previous year’s nest was ; hence I infer it was 
the same female. But what of her gay lord, was he the same male? If so 
he must have undergone a great change of character, for he showed 
himself about the tree frequently and sang on the next tree very often 
during the day. But the most remarkable thing of all was, he spied a 
nest of Chippy Sparrows ( Spizella socialis ) with young ones. To my 
surprise he kept going to the nest and fed the baby Chippys, much to 
the disgust of their parents, who kept hovering around with food in their 
mouths which the little things could not take, after being fed so often 
by their gorgeous foster father. This was continued for a number of 
days. When his own precious young burst their shells and required 
attention he then left the Chippys to their rightful parents, which were 
now outgrowing their narrow domicile, being duly cared for. Mr. 
Tanager now paid as faithful attention to his own family, feeding them 
very frequently and singing his sweet song between feeding and collecting 
food. Seldom was he away, near sunset, longer than ten or fifteen 
minutes. So I am at a loss to account for the shyness shown the pre- 
vious year, unless this was a second husband of the same female Tana- 
ger; and then the extraordinary fact of his feeding other birds’ young 
ones is one of the exceptions that make the study of birds a pleasant 
recreation. — Henry Hales, Ridge-wood, N. Y. 
60. Increase of Some Species in Certain Localities. By Fred J. Davis. 
Ibid., V, p. 5. July, 1879. — Scarlet Tanager, Crow Blackbird, Great-crested 
Flycatcher, Green Heron, and Pine Grosbeak referred to; locality (appar- 
ently) Central New York. 0 QlQ 8 i&b 
277. Scarlet Fanager. [By Dr. II. A. Atkins.] Ibid., VI, p. 13- 
9 , Q» Dates, of arrival of Pyranga rubra at Locke, Ingham Co., Mich., for 25 
ye ars. 
is of the Scarlet Tanager. By E. E. F[ish]. 
Stall, Bah mt. Field oiub, lass 
Ibid., No. 5, 
606. Habits _j 
pp. 118-119- 
317. Remarkable Flight of Birds. By M. Chamberlain. Ibid., VI, 
< 3 *, 8 tJ 3 ,g|Qt» p. S3-— ScaidejfciSg^agers, Indigo Birds, and Green Herons, at Westport, 
Nova Scoti a, “driven in b y a g ale.” 
317. Remarkable Flight of Birds. By M. Chamberlain. Ibid., VI, 
0 , 9 XilA Q» p. 53.— Scarfet Ta-tagers, Indigo Birds, and Green Herons, at Westport, 
Nova Scotia, “driven in by a gale.” 
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