30 BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND. 
     
    
   
   
    
     August, but the females stay the whole of the 
     
     month, feeding their young on the myriad pyr— 
     
    
   
   
    
     alides that infest the ripened foliage. 
     
     MW 
     
    
   
   
    
     Ifuungtra 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Scarlet 'l‘anager (Pym/43¢ m/mz) is one 
     
     of the most brilliant of American birds. Its color 
     
     is scarlet, with black wings and tail. Its song 
     
     is inferior, and it feeds on berries as well as on 
     
     inseets. It is but a rare visitant here. The only 
     
     authentic instance I know of, being one seen at 
     
     More” by Dr. F. Beer. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MW 
     
    
   
   
    
     Uirtcnltts, 
     
    
   
   
    
     Intimately associated with the Warblers in their 
     
     green—wood haunts is the Red-eyed Vireo, a 
     
     modest, olive—tinted bird that never leaves the 
     
     leaf) shadows. Its song consists only of two 
     
     notes, but so constantly repeated that they make 
     
    
   
   
    
     a ceaseless ripple of gentle melody flowingr through