_Piranga rubra rubra. Case 5, Figs. 33, 34_
The male is usually red like the Cardinal, but
lacks the Cardinal's crest; the female is more
yellow than the female of the Scarlet Tanager.
_Range._ Southern States; nesting north to
Maryland and Illinois; winters in the tropics.
Washington, uncommon S.R., Apl. 18-Sept. 19.
Cambridge, one record.
The "Summer Redbird's" _chicky-tucky-tuck_, is as clearly pronounced and
unmistakable as the Scarlet Tanager's _chip-chúrr_. Its song is somewhat
sweeter than that of its scarlet cousin, but bears a general resemblance
to it. Both pine and deciduous woods are inhabited by this bird. Its
nesting habits resemble those of the Scarlet Tanager.