. The book of woodcraft . Song-sparrow. Scarlet Tanager. Song-Sparrow {Melospiza melodia). The Song-sparrowis about six and a half inches long — brown above — whiteunderneath. It is thickly streaked with blackish markson flanks, breast and all upper parts. All the tail feathersare plain brown. There is a black blotch on the jaw andanother on the middle of the breast. Always near a brook. 348 The Book of Woodcraft It is noted for its sweet and constant song, and is foundin all well wooded and watered parts of North America. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga erytJiromelas). This gorgeousbird is about sev
. The book of woodcraft . Song-sparrow. Scarlet Tanager. Song-Sparrow {Melospiza melodia). The Song-sparrowis about six and a half inches long — brown above — whiteunderneath. It is thickly streaked with blackish markson flanks, breast and all upper parts. All the tail feathersare plain brown. There is a black blotch on the jaw andanother on the middle of the breast. Always near a brook. 348 The Book of Woodcraft It is noted for its sweet and constant song, and is foundin all well wooded and watered parts of North America. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga erytJiromelas). This gorgeousbird is about seven inches long. The plumage of the maleis of a flaming scarlet, with black wings and tail; but thefemale is dull green in color. The Scarlet Tanager isfound in the woods of eastern America, up to Ottawa andLake Winnipeg. Purple Martin {Progne subis). About eight inches inlength, with long wings and forked tail, the Purple Martin. Purple Martin. Bam Swallow. is everywhere of a shiny bluish or purplish black. Likethe Kingbird it attacks any intruder on its lower swallow is found in the wooded regions of east tem-perate America, north to Newfoundland and the Sas-katchewan. Barn Swallow {Hirundro erythrogaster). About seveninches long, this bird is steel-blue above, chestnut on Natural History 349 throat and breast, buffy white on belly. It is known bytlie long forked tail which is dark with white spots,ramous for its mud nest, it is found in open countryabout barns in America generally. Mockingbird {Mifnus polyglottos). About ten incheslong, soft gray above, dull white beneath, wings and tail
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