. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. TANAGERS. 69 all have passed on to their winter home in South America. The diek- cissel is a most useful bird on the farm, destroying large numbers of grasshoppers, crickets, and other injurious insects. About one- third of its food in summer consists of seeds, including a little grain. Scarlet Tanager. Piranga erythromelas. This brilliant tanager occurs as a summer resident in the northern and western parts of Arkansas as far south as Faulkner County and the Ouachita Mountains. The first migrants from the south arrive at Helena about April 10
. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. TANAGERS. 69 all have passed on to their winter home in South America. The diek- cissel is a most useful bird on the farm, destroying large numbers of grasshoppers, crickets, and other injurious insects. About one- third of its food in summer consists of seeds, including a little grain. Scarlet Tanager. Piranga erythromelas. This brilliant tanager occurs as a summer resident in the northern and western parts of Arkansas as far south as Faulkner County and the Ouachita Mountains. The first migrants from the south arrive at Helena about April 10 and in the fall the species departs in Sep- tember and October. The first birds from farther north reached. Fig. 3.—Br area of the scarlet tanager (Piranga erythromelas) in Arkansas. Delight on September 17. The species is recorded as breeding at Heber,1 Eureka Springs, and Clinton, and I found it in summer at Mammoth Spring, Conway (one June 6), Chester, Pettigrew (com- mon), and Rich Mountain (common). The last locality apparently marks its southern limit as a breeder in the State. One male seen at McGehee May 17 was probably a belated migrant. Scarlet tanagers are lovers of oak woods, where they render valuable service in the destruction of caterpillars, moths, and beetles. Summer Tanager. Piranga rubra. The summer tanager is a common summer resident over the greater part of the State, except on the higher mountains. It usually arrives at Helena during the second week in April (earliest date, Widmann, O., Birds of Missouri, p. 199, 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 United States. Bureau of Biological Survey. Washington : Govt. print. off.
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