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.) 
Adult —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 2 —Similar, but the plumage is duller. Length—s5.65. 
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.) 
Adult —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. 
Adult? —Very similar, but less brilliant. Length—5.12. 
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