Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 



spotted with chestnut and olive brown, chiefly at the larger end. 

 Size — .72 X .50. 



These warblers may be easily identified — the male by his 

 black, white, and gray blue colouring, and the female by the white 

 patch on the wing. 



The breeding place is often in the damp woods, the nests 

 being finished about the middle of May. 



655. Myrtle or Yellow-rumped Warbler: Dendroica 

 coronata (Linn.) 



Adults — Upper parts bluish gray, streaked with black; bright 

 yellow on the crown and rump ; cheeks black ; throat and 

 belly white ; breast heavily marked with black, and with 

 a yellow patch on either side ; wings with two white bars. 



Adult 'i — Similar, but the plumage is duller. Length — 5.65. 



Breeding Range — From the northern United States northward. 

 (A. O. U. check list.) 



The nest is composed of hemlock twigs and various soft 

 vegetable fibres, lined with fine grass, feathers, and occasionally 

 hair. It is placed usually within eight feet of the ground, in 

 coniferous trees and sometimes bushes. The eggs, 3 to 5 in 

 number, are white or whitish, spotted and blotched with light 

 and dark purplish and reddish brown and lilac gray, sometimes 

 wreathed round the larger end. Size — .70 x .54. 



These unmistakable warblers, with their yellow patches, are 

 found breeding principally in the large forests from Maine to 

 northern Ohio. They usually choose somewhat damp places for 

 their nesting purposes, but at other times they are found in scat- 

 tered flocks throughout the more open country. The breeding 

 season begins late in May. 



657. Magnolia or Black and Yellow Warbler : Dendroica 

 maculosa (Gmel.) 



Adults — Upper parts black, a white patch on the wing ; rump 

 yellow ; crown ashy blue ; a short white line over and back 

 of eye ; cheek black ; under parts yellow, with heavy black 

 streaks. 



Adulfi—Vtry similar, but less brilliant. Length — 5. 12. 



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