. The warblers of North America . d about Monadnock, the characteristic tone-quality waspreserved unchanged, and so were certain minor tricks, scarcelydescribable, of emphasis and phrasing. The tone is much like theYellow Warblers and also the Chestnut-sides, though distinctly differ-ent from either. In loudness it averages lower than the Yellows, andabout equal to the Chestnut-sides. In addition to several barelycharacteristic chips the Magnolia has a most peculiar is soft, almost song-toned, with a slight metallic ring, andat the same time sounds lisped;—tlep, tlep, reminding on
. The warblers of North America . d about Monadnock, the characteristic tone-quality waspreserved unchanged, and so were certain minor tricks, scarcelydescribable, of emphasis and phrasing. The tone is much like theYellow Warblers and also the Chestnut-sides, though distinctly differ-ent from either. In loudness it averages lower than the Yellows, andabout equal to the Chestnut-sides. In addition to several barelycharacteristic chips the Magnolia has a most peculiar is soft, almost song-toned, with a slight metallic ring, andat the same time sounds lisped;—tlep, tlep, reminding one of certainnotes both of the American Siskin and (as Dr. G. M. Allen says) ofHenslows Sparrow. {Thayer, MS.) Miss Paddock gives four variations of the Magnolias song, andwrites: The song usually ends with the falling inflection. It may alwaysdo so when the two records ending on the high note were where I failedto catch the very last note. 8vce This last preceded by three or four chips like the chatter of theChickadee. Plate XI. 1. Magnolia Warbler, Male. 3. Magnolia Warbler, Young and Adult in Fall. 2. Magnolia Warbler, Female. 4. Portlands Warbler, Male. 5. Kirtlands Warbler, Female,(one-half natural size.) MAGNOLIA WARBLER 127 4 u n r\ ,Uj(jjJc£r Nesting Site.—The nest is usually placed in a small fir or spruceand rarely at a greater elevation than five or six feet. The averageheight would probably not exceed four feet, and I have found somebarely twelve inches above the ground. It is usually laid somewhatloosely among the horizontal twigs from which it can in most casesbe lifted intact * * * Exceptional situations are the interior ofthe woods, where, in some cases, the nest is placed in the top of ayoung hemlock ten or fifteen feet up. In one instance I found a neston a horizontal spruce limb in the very heart of the forest, and at leastthirty-five feet above the ground. {Brewster2.) A large amount of data from northern New England confirmsBrewsters observations in reg
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