(Piranga erythromelas. 608.)
Scarlet, with black wings and tail; female olive-green, usually near by; rather sluggish; note, “chip, chree;” song noteworthy. [Cardinal.] [Summer Tanager.]
79. YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. 5-1/2 in.
(Vireo flavifrons. 628.)
Bright olive-green, shading to ashy-blue on rump; yellow throat and breast, sharply defined against white belly; line around eye and to the bill, yellow; two white wing-bars; fine song. [Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.] [Blue-headed Vireo.]
80. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 8-1/4 in.
(Zamelodia ludoviciana. 595.)
Black, including throat, with white rump and wing-patches; breast white with a brilliant rose-red blotch; lining of wings also rose-red; large beak; female yellowish-brown, darkly mottled, no red; sluggish; remarkable song.
81. PURPLE MARTIN. 7-1/2 in.
(Progne subis. 611.)