. The Hawkeye ornithologist and oologist . llow-breasted Chat. Common sum-mer resident; breeds. Arrives in May; departs last of , insects, worms, etc 135. Vireosylvia olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. Commonsummer resident, breeds. Arrives in April; departs in 139. Vireosylvia gilva. Warbling Vireo. Summer resi-dent; breeds. Arrives and departs with V. olivacea. 148. Lanius horealis. Great Northern Shrikes; Butcher-bird. Specimen secured November 4, 1887. 151. Ampelis cedromm. Cedar Wax-wing; Cherry-bird Abundant summer resident; breeds. Arrives first of May; de-paits
. The Hawkeye ornithologist and oologist . llow-breasted Chat. Common sum-mer resident; breeds. Arrives in May; departs last of , insects, worms, etc 135. Vireosylvia olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. Commonsummer resident, breeds. Arrives in April; departs in 139. Vireosylvia gilva. Warbling Vireo. Summer resi-dent; breeds. Arrives and departs with V. olivacea. 148. Lanius horealis. Great Northern Shrikes; Butcher-bird. Specimen secured November 4, 1887. 151. Ampelis cedromm. Cedar Wax-wing; Cherry-bird Abundant summer resident; breeds. Arrives first of May; de-paits in October. Food, insects and fruit. 152. Progne subis. Purple Martin. Common summer resi-dent; dreeds. Arrives in April; departs in September. Insectivoralis, 154. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. Commonsummer resident; breeds. Arrives in April; departs in Septem-ber. 157 Cotile riparia. Bank Swallow. summerresident; breeds. Arrives in April; departs in September.{To he continued.) The Haivlceye 0. and 0. THE SCARLET Pyranga rubra. , Every 0110 should lie familiar with the habits as well as the appearanceof this elegant bird. His gracefullyformed body, clothed in the mostbrilliant and glowing scarlet, and hiswings and tail of jetty black, as hegambols among the thick foliage,, presents one of the most lovely and: attractive objects which our feather-led world can afford. It iswidelyscattered over the United States dur-ing the summer months, seeming to have a decided preferencefor the deeply shaded woods. The female presents an entirely different appearance from themale, being olive green above and greenish-yellow jelow; youngresemble females very closely at first and presenting an admix-ture of yellow, red and black as they advance in age. It isgenerally supposed that the male (like the Bobolink) changes tothe yellowish plumage of the female at the fall moults. The soncr resembles that of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak tosome extent; they also have a quickly
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