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151. Dendroica maculosa (Qmel.). 



MAGNOLIA WARBLER. BLACK AND YELLOW 

 WARBLER. 



Crown, aali; back, black; rump and beneath, yellow; under parts streaked 

 with black. Length, 5 inches. 



Uncommon migrant in May and September. Earliest arri- 

 val, May 9 (Miss Morse). Habits and song like other 

 warblers. 



152. Dendroica rara (Wils.). 

 CAERULEAN WARBLER. 



Male: Upper parts and band across breast, blue; back, streaked with 

 black; throat and belly, white. 



Female: Dull greenish-olive; beneath, yellowish-white. Length, 4-41 

 inches. 



Very rare, accidental visitor from the south, One instance. 

 Amherst, May 19, 1884. Three females. W. A. Stearns. 



153. Dendroica pensylvanica (Linn.). 



CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. 



Back, streaked with black and yellow; crown, yellow; beneath, pure 

 white; sides, chestnut. Young,clear yellowish-green above and pure white 

 beneath. Length, 5 inches. 



Common migrant and not rare summer resident. Earliest 



arrival. May 7 ; departs in September. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 



4-5, white, spotted with reddish brown. Nest of grass and 



weeds, in low bushes. Eggs laid early in June. Feeds on 



insects. Beneficial. Notes like those of the yellow warbler. 



154. Dendroica castanea (Wils.). 

 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. 



Above, streaked with black and graylah-olive; crown and most of under 

 parts, chastnut; rest ot underparts, oohrey- Length, 5^ inches. 



Rare and irregular migrant in May and September. 



