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cooler hillsides of central, western and southwestern New York. Through- 

 out the State it is a common transient, arriving from the 3d to the 14th of 

 May; average date for western and southeastern New York, May 9, rarely 

 appearing as early as the 28th of April. In southeastern New York and the 

 lowlands of central and western New York it disappears between the 2 2d 

 and 31st of May, to reappear again the middle to the last of August, 

 and passes southward from the ist to the 12th of October. The present 



Magnolia warbler's nest and eggs 



Photo by Clarence F. Stone 



breeding range of this species is shown by a map, page 26, volume i, of 

 this work. 



Haunts and habits. Throughout the migration season the Magnolia 

 warbler is common throughout our orchards and shade trees, as well as 

 the woodlands. It flutters about considerably while pursuing winged 

 insects, displaying its brilliant black, yellow and white coloration, spreading 

 the tail and showing the broad basal band of white which sometimes will 



