WARIU.ERS 



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Drawing by R. Bruce HorsfaU 



AUDUBON'S WARBLER (nat^ size) 

 A persistent and skillful flycatcher 



part in the home building and the care of the 

 young ; in other cases, the pair work side by side. 

 The individuahties of birds of the same species 

 are often very difTerent. My experience with 

 the Audubon Warbler is that it does not nest in 

 the same tree year after year, although there may 

 be specific instances of this kind. I have noted 

 this fact in some birds, and to me it indicates that 

 the same birds, or at least one of the same pair, 

 have returned. The Audubon Warbler is a fre- 

 quent resident of our Douglas firs, and through 

 western Oregon and Washington nests much 

 lower than ii,ooo feet." (MS.) 



They are persistent and skillful flycatchers. 

 and their sallies and aerial zigzagging are very 

 cleverly executed. The call-note is a tcliip simi- 

 lar to that of the Myrtle \\'arbler. The song, 

 Bowles says, is " a short though pleasing little 

 warble, surprisingly feeble for so large a bird. 



and in no way equal to that nf its smaller rela- 

 tive, the Yellow Warbler." 



In Arizona and northern Mexico is found a 

 \ ariant form of Audubon's \\'arbler. It is larger 

 and much darker. Its foreneck, chest, and the 

 entire breast except the lower central portion and 

 the yellow patches on the side are uniform black 

 and give to the bird its name of Black-fronted 

 A\'arbler (Dcndroica auduboni nigrifrons) . 



MAGNOLIA WARBLER 

 Dendroica magnolia ( Wilson) 



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Other Names. — Black and Yellow Warbler; Spotted 

 \\':uMor ; I'.luc-headcd Yellow-riimped Warbler. 



General Description.— Length. 4I4 inches. Upper 

 parts, black with yellow and white patches: under 



See Color Plate g; 



parts, yellow with black streaks. Kill, shorter than 

 head, slender, tapering gradually to the tip : wings, 

 long and pointed : tail, even or nearly so. 



Color. — .Xnri.T M me : Cro-.^'n and hindurck. uni- 



