. The land-birds and game-birds of New England : with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes . Birds. 134 LAND-BIRDS AND GAME-BIEDS , the flycatchers, in theu- eminent skill in fly-catching,^^ as oc- casionally displayed, and in their want of musical powers, for, though absurdly called "chatterers,'' they are notably silent birds. Moreover, " their tarsus is not strictly ; They are, however, gregarious. The common Cedar-bird may be taken as a tj'pe. I. PYRANGA (A) RUBRA. Scarlet Tanager. (Though locally distributed, a generally common summ
. The land-birds and game-birds of New England : with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes . Birds. 134 LAND-BIRDS AND GAME-BIEDS , the flycatchers, in theu- eminent skill in fly-catching,^^ as oc- casionally displayed, and in their want of musical powers, for, though absurdly called "chatterers,'' they are notably silent birds. Moreover, " their tarsus is not strictly ; They are, however, gregarious. The common Cedar-bird may be taken as a tj'pe. I. PYRANGA (A) RUBRA. Scarlet Tanager. (Though locally distributed, a generally common summer- resident in southern New England.). Fig. 5. Scarlet Tanager Q). (a). About 7J- inches long. $, scarlet; wings and tail black. 9, olive-green above. Below, (greenish) yellow. (&). The nest is loosely constructed of straws, twigs, etc., and is usually placed from ten to thirty feet above the ground, generally in an oak-wood, but sometimes in an orchard or other place and in evergreens. Three or four eggs are here laid about the flrst of June, averaging -DOX-CS of an inch s» It is to te remembered, however, that the birds of many families are very skilful in preying npou insects in the air, scarcely less so than the true flycatch- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Minot, Henry Davis, 1859-1890. Salem, Mass. : Naturalist's Agency
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