WARBLERS lot 



tckep, is as distinctive as its markings, and this fact con- 

 nected with its general distribution and abundance, 

 makes it one of the best known members of this little- 

 known family. 



Thayer in " Warblers of North America " describes its 

 common song as "a loud silvery 'sleigh-bell' trill, a vivid, 

 sprightly utterance." 



It nests in coniferous forests, building from four to 

 twenty feet from the ground and laying 3-5 white eggs 

 marked with shades of brown, in late May or early June. 



'% MAGNOLIA WARBLER 

 Dendroica magnolia. Case 8, Fig. 42 



The female is duller than the male, but both have the crown 

 gray, a white stripe behind the eye, a yellow rump and the white 

 tail-patches near the middle of the tail, making the tail, when 

 seen from below, appear white, broadly banded with black. 

 L. 5. 



Range. Nests from northern Massachusetts and northern 

 Michigan, and in the Alleghanies, from West Virginia to Canada; 

 winters in the tropics. 



Washington, common T. V., Apl. 22-May 30; Aug. 15-Oct. 6. 

 Ossining, common T. V., May 5—28; Aug. 13-Oct. 11. Cam- 

 bridge, T. V., rather common, May 12-25; not uncommon, 

 Sept. 10-25. N. Ohio, common T. V., Apl. 28-May 27; Sept. I- 

 Oct. 10. Glen Ellyn, common T. V., May 3-June 5; Aug. 12- 

 Oct. 9. SE. Minn., common T. V., May 6-; Aug. 12-Sept. 9. 



A common migrant distinguished by the beauty of his 

 costume even in this family of gayly clad birds. When 

 traveling, the Magnolia may be found in woods and 

 woody growth of varied character, but when nesting, it 

 shows a fondness for spruce forests, building in small 

 spruces usually within six feet of the ground. 



The Magnolia's song resembles the Yellow Warbler's 

 in tone. Thayer in " Warblers of North America " 

 describes it as "peculiar and easily remembered; weeto: 

 weeto-weeeete-eet, or witchi, witchi, wtichi tit, the first four 

 notes deliberate and even and comparatively low in tone, 



