. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 6o8 Field Museum of Natural History—Zoology, Vol. IX. Genus CARDINALIS Bonap. 273. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.). Cardinal. Cardinal Grosbeak. Distr.: Eastern United States, from the Plains to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast, north to southern New York, southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota; breeding throughout its range. Resident in Bermuda; accidental in Maine, New Brunswick and Cardinal fmale). Adult male: General plumage, bright red; head with elongated crown feathers forming a crest; throat and face, including area
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 6o8 Field Museum of Natural History—Zoology, Vol. IX. Genus CARDINALIS Bonap. 273. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.). Cardinal. Cardinal Grosbeak. Distr.: Eastern United States, from the Plains to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast, north to southern New York, southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota; breeding throughout its range. Resident in Bermuda; accidental in Maine, New Brunswick and Cardinal fmale). Adult male: General plumage, bright red; head with elongated crown feathers forming a crest; throat and face, including area around the base of the bill, black; feathers of the back, tinged with olive gray; bill, red. Adult female and im-mature male: Crest, wings and tail, tinged with dull red; throat and face, dusky; back, ashy olive brown; under parts, pale buff, whitening on the belly; breast, more brownish and often tinged with red; under surface of wing, bright rosy red. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .60. The Cardinal is a very common permanent resident in southern Illinois, and a rather uncommon summer resident in northern Il- linois and Wisconsin. Nelson considered it "a rare and irregular summer resident" in northeastern Illinois in 1876. Mr. Frank M. Woodruff writes: "Some years ago I found a nest of the Cardinal at River Forest, Illinois. Mr. O. M. Schantz informs me that in the year 1904 there were two. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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