TANAGERS. 317 
     
    
   
   
    
     608. Piranga erythromelas l'i'u'll. SCARLET TANAUEIL (See 
     
     Fig. risky .l«/. d. |iri;_rht sexu'let. wings and tail him-k. under wing~eorerts 
     
     white. it]. 9 . wl'plier purts lie’ht v-lireureen; wings und tuilfum’euux. lightly 
     
     margined with oli\'e»green; under parts greenish yellow. 1m. 6 «ml .1:/, 6 
     
     in Iriu[tr/twfi'iinilar to the ‘2, but wings and tail bluek. I“, 7'25; \\'., 3'75; 
     
     '1'., ‘J'U‘J: B. from N., ‘46. 
     
    

    
     It‘d/1y:.u-l'iustern North Ameriea; breeds from southern Illinois and Vir~ 
     
     giniu to Manitoba and New lirunswiek; winters in Central and northern 
     
     South Ameriezl. 
     
    

    
     \\'ushin;rtun. common T. V. rare S. It. Apl. 2s to (let. 7. Sing Sing. enm— 
     
     mon S. ll. May 4 to Uet. U. Cambrid‘ -. rather eonnnon 5.11. May 12 to ()et. 1. 
     
    

    
     dist, of tine twigs and weed stalks. lined with vine tendrils and blossom 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     stems, generally near the end of a horizontal limb. seven to twenty feet up. 
     
     lzylt/x, three to tour, pale bluish white or greenish blue, with numerous rut'ous 
     
     or rutbusdirown markings, '55 x ‘08. 
     
    

    
     In watching birds, there are certain sights and sounds that make a 
     
     day memorable much as a beautiful sunset does. I say to myself, 
     
     “I have seen {L Sear-let 'J‘anager to-day!” or, “1 have listened to a 
     
     llermit ’l‘hrusli this evening.” 
     
    

    
     lligh among the tree tops of the 0001 green woods the Tanager 
     
     sings through the summer days. Ilidden by the network of leaves 
     
     above us, we often pass him by; but once discovered he seems to 
     
     illuminate the forest. We marvel at his color. He is like a Bird of 
     
     Paradise in our northern landscape. 
     
    

    
     We are first guided to him by his call and song. They are pecul- 
     
     iar. and both have. a rare woods tlavor. The eall is a distinctly uttered 
     
     Heap-ellirr. The song is a loud, cheery, rhytlnnieal carol, suggesting 
     
     the song of the Robin. 
     
    

    
     Inside the green woods the Tanager spends the summer, flying 
     
     down to visit his nest in the fresh young undergrowth or to bathe in 
     
     the still forest pools, and hunting and singing in the tree tops high 
     
     overhead. FLORENCl-I A. MERRIAM. 
     
    
   
   
    
     610. Piranga rubra, (ILfmz/L SI‘MMER TANAGER. All. 6 .—Rose— 
     
     red. brighter below: wings fuseous. liturgined with rose—red. All. 9 .— t'pper 
     
     parts orange olive~meen : under parts yellowish orange. 1m. 5 .illesembles 
     
     the 9. L. 7'50; W.. 3‘75: T.. ‘3“.t0; B. from N., 55. 
     
    

    
     [rung/r.»liastern United States; breeds from Florida to southern New 
     
     Jersey. \\'alitle1‘iiig_r casually to Nova Seotiu: winters in Central and South 
     
     America. 
     
    

    
     Washington. uneoinmon S. ll. Apl. 2Q to Sept. 15. 
     
    

    
     AM. of leaves, strips of burl: ete.. generally near the extremity ofa limb, 
     
     about twenty feet up. Jig/{m three to tour. bluish white or greenish blue, with 
     
     numerous einnamon- or olive—hrmvn nmrkings, '1") x ‘68. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     This is a common summer resident of our Southern States, arriving 
     
     in Florida early in April. It frequents open, rather than dense woods,