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Common transient visitant and common winter visitant especially 

 near the coast. Spring, March 29th (April 24th) to May 20th; 

 autumn, September 25th to November 1st. 



In the bayberry thickets and cedars along the coast of New Jersey 

 and northward as far as Englewood, the Myrtle Warblers may be seen 

 in flocks all winter long, the wax-covered berries of the bayberry (Wax 

 Myrtle) affording them their principal food at this season. 



In the interior of the State they also occur casually in winter — 



Summit (Hann), Plainfield (Miller), Crosswicks (C. C. Abbott), 

 Burlington (Miss Minnie V. Flynn), Haddonfield (S. N". Ehoads). 



In the early spring they start northward, and are usually among the 

 earlier Warblers of the spring migration. 



The Myrtle Warbler is rather deliberate in its actions, hopping from 

 limb to limb, with wings drooping so that the yellow rump-patch is 

 conspicuously displayed. Its winter note is a characteristic chipp; its 

 song a trill or twitter. 



This is the only member of the Warbler family to winter regularly 

 in the State. 



657 Dendroica magnolia (Wilson). 

 Magnolia Warbler. 



Adult male. — Length, 4.50-5. Wing, 2.35. Above, black ; top of head, except 

 the forehead, gray ; rump, yellow ; wing-coverts largely white, forming a large 

 conspicuous patch, the usual double bars running together ; the middle portion 

 of all but the central pair of tail feathers white on the inner web for the same 

 distance on each feather, making a conspicuous broad band across the tail when 

 expanded ; sides of face, black, with a white line over the eye ; under parts, 

 bright yellow, heavily streaked with black on the chest and sides, streaks often 

 confluent on the middle of the chest ; under tail-coverts, white. In autumn, 

 top and sides of head and hind neck uniform gray ; back, olive-green, with 

 black centers to the feathers ; rump, yellow ; upper tail-coverts, black ; two 

 narrow white bars on the wings ; under parts with black streaks obscured by 

 yellow tips and largely restricted to the sides. 



Adult female. — Similar to male, but gray extending back over the hind neck 

 and back streaked with olive ; stripes below narrower. 



Young in first autumn. — Like autumnal male, but duller, with streaks above 

 and below obscure, and throat washed with ashy. 



Common transient visitant. Spring, May 7th to 12th; autumn, 

 August 20th to October oth. 



The Magnolia Warbler is always recognized by the white band 

 across the middle of the tail. 



Its note, as described by Mr. J. H. Langille, is "chee-to, chee-to, 

 chee-tee-ee," a clear rapid whistle ending in a falling inflection. 



