194 BIRDS OF FIELD, FOREST AND PARK 



They build a nest of bits of bark, dry leaves, 

 moss and rootlets, on the ground by a clump of 

 ferns, under a log or hummock, or in the up- 

 turned roots of a tree. The eggs are white, 

 thickly spotted with brown. 



The Magnolia Warbler. The prevailing 

 colors of this Warbler's plumage have given it 

 the name of Black and Yellow Warbler. It is 

 rather strikingly marked and is an easy bird to 

 identify. The back of the male is black bor- 

 dered with olive-green; the crown is gray, the 

 cheeks and forehead black, with a line of white 

 behind the eye. The lower parts, throat and 

 rump are bright yellow, the breast and sides 

 strongly streaked with black. The tail is black 

 with the inner veins of all except the middle 

 feathers patched with white midway, leaving the 

 terminals black. There is also a white patch on 

 the wing coverts. The female's dress is similar 

 but the colors are less distinct. 



The song of the Magnolia is loud and clear, 

 somewhat like that of the Yellow Warbler in 

 tone, and has been likened to the syllables 

 ^'chee-to, chee-to, chee-tee-ee,^^ uttered rapidly 

 and with falling inflection. The nest of plant 

 fibre, bark, roots and grass, is usually placed in 

 a bush near the ground. The eggs are white, 

 thickly marked with cinnamon -brown about 

 the larger end. The Magnolia breeds from 

 northern New Jersey to Newfoundland and 

 winters in Central America. They seek tracts 

 that are openly wooded, the edges of the forest, 

 and bushy pastures. 



Blackbumian Warbler. This bird is a dweller 



