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Rich scarlet. Wings, tail, and feet black. Spring and summer. 
Scarlet Tanager. See page 75. 
Above strawberry-red with gray fleckings. Wings and tail brown. 
Heavy blackish bill. Winter bird. 
Pine Grosbeak. See page 78. 
General color Indian-red. Wings and tail brownish. Beak distinctly 
crossed at tip. Winter bird of cone-bearing trees. 
American Crossbill. See page 80. 
Red, conspicuously crested. Black throat and band around beak. Beak 
light red; feet brown. Summer and winter migrant. Uncommon. 
Cardinal. See page 142. 
Black head, throat, and upper half of back. Wings black, larger coverts 
tipped and inner feathers edged with white. Middle tail quills 
black, everyzvhere else orange-flame. Feet and bill slatish black. 
Spring and summer. 
Baltimore Oriole. See page 97. 
Breast rose-carmine, which color extends under the wings. Above 
black; belly, rump, three outer tail quills, and two spots on wings 
white. Heavy brown bill. Summer. 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. See page 89. 
Crown, chin, and throat bright red. Above black, white, and yellowish; 
below greenish yellow. Tail black, white on the middle feathers, 
white edge to wing coverts. A tree-creeper. Bill pointed, about 
as long as head. 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. See page 114. 
Head, neck, and throat crimson. Back, wings, and tail bluish black. 
White below, much white on wings, and white rump. A tree- 
creeper. Bill horn-colored. 
Red-headed Woodpecker. See page 114. 
Birds Conspicuously Blue 
Azure-blue above. Wings blue with blackish tips, upper breast brick- 
red, lower parts white. Bill and feet black. All the year. 
Bluebird. See page 49. 
Deep blue, in some lights having a greenish cast. Wings and tail 
washed thinly with brownish. Bill dark above. Spring and 
summer. 
Indigo Bunting. See page 91. 
Lead-blue above; head finely crested; wing coverts and tail bright blue, 
barred with black. Below grayish white with a black collar. 
All the year. 
Blue Jay. See page 102. 
Above lead-blue, variegated with black. Below whitish, two dull blue 
bands across breast. Long crest; straight bill longer than head. 
Spring, summer, and autumn. 
Belted Kingfisher. See page 118. 
