601. (American Ornithologists' Union check-list #) Painted Bunting: Passerina ciris (Linn.) Adult male--Entire head and sides of neck deep blue; back rich yellowish green; rump dark red; the wings and tail are brownish gray, tinged with red; under parts vermilion. Adult female--Upper parts greenish; under parts grayish or yellowish. Length--5.25. Breeding Range--From North Carolina and southern Illinois, southward. The nest is placed either in a bush or tree, and is composed of grass, leaves, weed stalks, and strips of bark, lined with fine roots and sometimes hair. It resembles the nest of the indigobird, but is more neatly made. 3 to 5 eggs are laid; they are white or slightly tinged with blue or gray and spotted or blotched with chestnut brown and lilac. Size--.79 x .58. See Fig. 7, Plate D. These buntings, on account of their brilliant colouring, are much sought after as cage birds; their shyness saves them to some extent, for, even though they are very common in places, they are not particularly in evidence. They breed from about the middle of May and frequently rear two broods.