CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 637 



657. Magnolia Warbler. 



Dendroica ynaculosa (Gmel.) Baird. 1858. 



Taken in South Greenland, near Godthaab, 1875. {Winge.) 

 Audubon, Vol. II., p. 66, reports it common, with eggs and nest in 

 the beginning of July, 1833; Drexler obtained a specimen at Moose 

 Factory, May 28th, i860. {Packard.) Common at Moose Factory, 

 James bay, June, 1896; none observed elsewhere. (Spreadborough.) 

 Tolerably common in Newfoundland in summer. (Reeks.) An 

 abundant summer resident in Nova Scotia. (Downs; Tufts.) A 

 common summer resident at Sydney, Cape Breton island, N.S. (C. 

 R. Harte.) One seen on Sable island, N.S., May 25, 1904, and quite 

 a large number. May 25, 1907 ; noted, May 31st, fjune 20th 

 and October 8th, 1902. (/. Boutelier.) In woods at Bad deck 

 and Margaree, Cape Breton island, July, 1898; on trees at 

 Brackley point. Prince Edward Island, July 20th, 1888. (Macoun.) 

 This is a characteristic warbler of the region and is abundantly re- 

 presented on Prince Edward island. (Dwight.) An abundant 

 summer resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) Quite common 

 in the Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) An abundant 

 summer resident at Scotch Lake, York co., N.B. (1^. H. Moore.) 

 Rare at the Magdalens, a male taken on Grindstone island. (Bishop.) 

 At both Fox and Ellis bays, Anticosti, this species was most abun- 

 dant ; it is also a common bird at Port Hawkesbury, at Gaspe and 

 along the north shore of the St. Lawrence. (Brewster.) Rather 

 common in woods at Lake Mistassini, Que. (/. M. Macoun.) A 

 common summer resident around Quebec; taken at Charlesbourg. 

 (Dionne.) A common but transient visitant at Montreal ; obser\^ed 

 here from May i8th to 24th, but not met with in the autumn. 

 (Wintle.) 



A moderately common migrant. A few may breed ; found at the 

 Mer Bleue, 3rd July, 1890, by Mr. W. E. Saunders. (Ottawa Natur- 

 alist, Vol. V.) Common in eastern Ontario during migration; 

 rarely breeding ; one nest I found contained four fresh eggs on July 

 ist, 1895; it was built in a bush of Spiraea, among small pines and 

 hemlocks, near Otly lake, Lanark co., Ont. This bird is a common 

 breeding species near Mingan, Que. I saw a nest with four eggs 

 taken there in June, 1899; the nest was built in a small spruce tree. 

 (Rev. C. J. Young.) An abundant summer resident in Parry Sound 



