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it is known as bimbele or fausse linotte. A. E. Younglove secured 

 one at Port-au-Prince, January 2G, 1866, which is still in the collec- 

 tion of the United States National Museum. Cory in 1881 reported 

 it as common, and Bartsch in 1917 found it at Petit Goave April 9 

 (specimen), Trou des Roseaux April 13 (specimen) and 14, near 

 Jeremie April 15 and 16, and near Port-au-Prince April 25 

 (specimens) and 27. W. L. Abbott shot one at Jeremie Novem- 

 ber 18, 1917, and one on Grande Cayemite Island January 10, 1918. 

 Further he secured one at Moustique March 5, 1917, and one at 

 Tortue Island, February 1, 1917. Wetmore in 1927, found the palm 

 warbler common in Haiti until near the end of April. On March 29 

 one was observed in the mangroves at Sources Puantes flitting 

 alertly through low branches or walking on the ground. One was 

 taken at Fonds-des-Negres March 31, and another on April 1 at 

 the Etang Miragoane where the birds were common in logwood 

 scrub. Several were seen April 3 at Aquin, others at L'Acul April 4, 

 Fonds-des-Negres April 5, and La Tremblay April 7. On La Selle 

 the palm warbler was common from April 13 to 15, being found 

 on the highest summit as well as spread through the open pine-lands. 

 At Hinche these birds were common from April 20 to 25. 



Bond records the palm warbler as a common migrant found on 

 both Gonave and Tortue in addition to the main island. He col- 

 lected his last specimen near Caracol April 28, 1928. Poole and 

 Perrygo secured skins at L'Atalaye December 28, 1928, St. Michel 

 January 3, St. Marc February 25, and Cerca-la-Source March 26, 

 1929. Others were obtained on Gonave Island, at En Cafe March 

 4, 6, and 7, and Plaine Mapou March 11. Ekman found this species 

 on Navassa Island in October, 1928. 



The palm warbler, from 125 to 140 mm. in length, is grayish 

 brown, faintly streaked with dusky above, and has two faintly 

 outlined brownish white wing bars, a more or less distinct crown- 

 cap of bright reddish brown (much obscured in young birds and 

 females) and a whitish line above the eye. Below it is buffy whitish 

 streaked indistinctly with dusky and in some specimens washed 

 heavily with yellow. There are prominent white spots near the 

 tip of the tail. As has been already noted its steadily wagging tail 

 is an excellent field mark. 



DENDROICA MAGNOLIA (Wilson) 



MAGNOLIA WARBLER, PETIT CHIT 



Sylvia magnolia Wilson, Amer. Orn., vol. 3, 1811, p. 03, pi. 23, fig. 2 

 (Little Miami, near its junction with the Ohio; in magnolias near Fort Adams 

 on the Mississippi; near Philadelphia, Pa.). 



