71. SUMMER TANAGER. 7-1/2 in.
(Piranga rubra. 610.)
_Vermillion all over_; _no black_; female yellowish-olive and usually
near the male; very rare. *Cardinal.
72. YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 5-1/2 in.
(Empidonax flaviventris. 463.)
Bright olive-green, with dark-brown tail and wings; yellowish wing-bars;
sulphur-yellow below, _brightest between legs_ and tinged elsewhere with
pale olive; yellow eye-ring; call, a soft, slow whistle, "pe'-a."
*Yellow-throated Vireo. *Least Flycatcher. *Pine Warbler.
73. BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. 5-1/4 in.
(Dendroica blackburniae. 662.)
Black streaked with white; middle of crown, throat and sides of head,
_flaming orange_; black patch behind eye; white wing-bars; female duller;
usually high up among the leaves. *Prothonotary Warbler.
74. OVENBIRD. 6-1/4 in.
(Seiurus aurocapillus. 674.)
Olive-green showing yellow tinge; below pure white, thickly spotted;
_orange-brown cap_ bordered with black stripes; scratches like a hen;
tilts tail up and down; under shrubbery; note, "teacher" repeated rapidly
with increasing emphasis. *Water-Thrushes.
75. RED-EYED VIREO. 6 in.
(Vireo olivaceus. 624.)
Olive-green; crown, slaty; white below, lightly tinged on sides; _dark
line above a white one over eye_; clear, persistent song; nests in
Lincoln Park. *Warbling Vireo.
76. AMERICAN REDSTART. 5-1/4 in.
(Setophaga ruticilla. 687.)
Male black, with _six flame-colored spots_; female olive, with _six
yellow spots_; spreads its tail like a fan; song, "chee, chee, chee,
chew."
77. CAPE MAY WARBLER. 5-1/4 in.
(Dendroica tigrina. 650.)
Yellowish-olive spotted with black on back; crown very dark; cheeks
yellow with an _orange-brown ear patch_; yellow below, black streaks on
breast; wing-bars; song all on one note. *Black-throated Green Warbler.
*Magnolia Warbler.
78. SCARLET TANAGER. 7-1/4 in.
(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.
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