Warblers SONG-BIRDS. 



dered by white lines, and these framed in black, extending 

 across forehead and sides of head. Wings dark, bars white, 

 and small spots of white on tail. Hump and under parts rich 

 yellow, the latter streaked with black across the breast and 

 along the sides. Bill and feet dark. 



Song : Not particularly distinguishable. 



Season : Migrant, common the middle of May. 



Breeds : Breeding from northern New England, New York, and Michi- 

 gan, to Hudson's Bay Territory. 



Nest and eggs : Warbler type. 



Range : Eastern North America to the base of the Rocky Mountains ; 

 in winter, Bahamas, Cuba, and Central America. 



The Magnolia Warbler is one of the most gaily dressed 

 of all his dainty family, and is quite easily identified by his 

 distinct markings. It is only a migrant here, lodging with 

 us a while in May, and passing through in autumn. But be 

 sure to look for it in May, for in October it wears the duller 

 travelling cloak with which Nature protects so many of her 

 feathered children in their journey through the leafless 

 trees. 



Chestnut-sided Warbler : Dendroica pensylvanica, 



PLATE II. FIG. 2. 



Length : About 5 inches. 



Male and Female : Top of head yellow. Black stripe running through 

 the eye, and a black spot in front of it. Back and wing cov- 

 erts streaked black and yellow. Throat and breast white, with 

 chestnut stripe starting at the black mustache and extending 

 down the sides. Belly black ; feet brown. Female less highly 

 coloured. 



Song: " 'Che-'che-'ch-'ch6ea." 



Season: First week in May to September. Also very plentiful in 

 migrations. 



Breeds : From central Illinois, and probably northern Georgia north- 

 ward. 



Nest : In bushes and low trees ; when in the latter a forking branch 

 is chosen. Nest on general plan of the Yellow Warbler's, but 

 coarser and less woolly. 



Eggs : Some simply speckled ; others prettily chained with chestnut. 



Range : Eastern United States and southern Canada ; west to the 

 Plains. Visits the Bahamas and Central America in winter. 



