CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 637 



657. Magnolia Warbler. 



Dendroica maculosa (Gmel.) Baird. 1858. 



Taken in South Greenland, near Godthaab, 1875. (Winge.) 

 Audubon, Vol. II., p. 66, reports it common, with eggs and nest in 

 the beginning of July, 1833; Drexler obtained a specimen at Moose 

 Factory, May 28th, i860. {Packard.) Common at Moose Factory, 

 James bay, June, 1896; none observed elsewhere. (Spreadborough.) 

 Tolerably common in Newfoundland in summer. (Reeks.) An 

 abundant summer resident in Nova Scotia. {Downs; Tufts.) A 

 common summer resident at Sydney, Cape Breton island, N.S. (C. 

 R. Harte.) One seen on Sable island, N.S., May 25, 1904, and quite 

 a large number, May 25, 1907 ; noted. May 31st, |June 20th 

 and October 8th, 1902. (/. Boutelier.) In woods at Baddeck 

 and Margaree, Cape Breton island, July, 1898; on trees at 

 Brackley point. Prince Edward Island, July 20th, 1888. {Macoun.) 

 This is a characteristic warbler of the region and is abundantly re- 

 presented on Prince Edward island. {Dwight.) Kn abundant 

 summer resident at St. John, N.B. {Chamberlain.) Quite common 

 in the Restigouche valley, N.B. {Brittain & Cox.) An abundant 

 summer resident at Scotch Lake, York co., N3. {W. H. Moore.) 

 Rare at the Magdalens, a male taken on Grindstone island. {Bishop.) 

 At both Fox and Ellis bays, Anticosti, this species was most abun- 

 dant ; it is also a common bird at Port Hawkesbury, at Gaspe and 

 along the north shore of the St. Lawrence. {Brewster.) Rather 

 common in woods at Lake Mistassini, Que. (/. M. Macoun.) A 

 common summer resident around Quebec; taken at Charlesbourg. 

 {Dionne.) A common but transient visitant at Montreal; observed 

 here from May i8th to 24th, but not met with in the autumn. 

 {Wintle.) 



A moderately common migrant. A few may breed ; found at the 

 Mer Bleue, 3rd July, 1890, by Mr. W. E. Saunders. {Ottawa Natur- 

 alist, Vol. V.) Common in eastern Ontario during migration; 

 rarely breeding; one nest I found contained four fresh eggs on July 

 ist, 1895; it was built in a bush of Spiraea, among small pines and 

 hemlocks, near Otly lake, Lanark co., Ont. This bird is a common 

 breeding species near Mingan, Que. I saw a nest with four eggs 

 taken there in June, 1899; the nest was built in a small spruce tree. 

 {Rev. C. J. Young.) An abundant summer resident in Parry Sound 



