The Florida Cardinal (C. c. floridanus), a slightly smaller, deeper colored (especially in the female) race of the preceding, inhabits the peninsula of Florida.
BLUE GROSBEAK
Guiraca cærulea cærulea. [Case 6], Figs. 52, 53
Should be confused only with the Indigo Bunting, but it is larger and the male is darker and has brown wing-bars. L. 7.
Range. Nests from Florida to Maryland and southern Illinois; winters in the tropics, uncommon east of the Alleghanies.
Washington, very uncommon, S.R., May 1-Sept. 20. Cambridge, A.V., one instance, May.
The Blue Grosbeak is an unfamiliar bird to most eastern students. Ridgway states that its haunts resemble those of the Field Sparrow or Indigo Bunting. Its call is a strong, harsh ptchick, its song a beautiful, but rather feeble warble. The nest is usually built in bushes and the 3-4 pale bluish white eggs are laid in May.
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Zamelodia ludoviciana. [Case 7], Figs. 25, 26
The male needs no introduction; the streaked plumage of the female betrays her Sparrow ancestry; the white stripe over her eye is a conspicuous mark. Young males in the fall resemble the female, but have a rose-tinted breast. L. 8.
Range. Nests from central Kansas and central New Jersey north to Canada, and, in the mountains, south to northern Georgia; winters in the tropics.
Washington, rather common T.V., May 1-30; Aug. 29-Oct. 6. Ossining, tolerably common S.R., May 3-Oct. 1. Cambridge, very common S.R., May 10-Sept. 10. N. Ohio, common S.R., Apl. 27-Sept. 15. Glen Ellyn, fairly common S.R., common T.V., Apl. 27-Sept. 28. SE. Minn., common S.R., Apl. 27-Sept. 23.