FIELD KEY TO THE LAND BIRDS.
36
93. melas.
and
SCARLET TANAGER.
— Length,
tail
Pira7iga erythro-
wings
7J inches. Bright scarlet ; deep velvety black. Female and
young
above and yellowish gray below wings blackish resembling a Vireo in color. Later in the season the male changes his colors to those of the female. The Tanager is a wood bird, rarely seen on the ground or in low shrubs feeding olive green
and
tail
on
and insects. tering in South America. berries, fruit,
A
summer
bird,
win-
The great number of species of Sparrows, and the similarity of their coloring and habits, make it difficult to distinguish one from another. As most species are here for only one season, and inhabit certain localities, they may be divided into smaller groups, which will facilitate their identification.
