. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1053 Eepoet of State GtBologist. small, rectangular at the middle of the tail and on all the feathers except the central part; bill, black; feet, brown. Female in Spring.— Quite similar; black of back reduced to spots in the grayish-olive; ash of head washed with olive; other head markings obscure; black streaks below, smaller and fewer. Immature.—Quite different; upper parts, ashy-olive; no head markings whatever, and streaks below want- ing, or confined
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1053 Eepoet of State GtBologist. small, rectangular at the middle of the tail and on all the feathers except the central part; bill, black; feet, brown. Female in Spring.— Quite similar; black of back reduced to spots in the grayish-olive; ash of head washed with olive; other head markings obscure; black streaks below, smaller and fewer. Immature.—Quite different; upper parts, ashy-olive; no head markings whatever, and streaks below want- ing, or confined to a few small ones along the sides, but always known by the yellow rump in connection with extensively or completely yellow under parts (except white under tail coverts), and tail spots near the middle of all the feathers, except the central. Length, ; wing, ; tail, Head of Magnolia M'arbler. Natural size. Eange.—Eastern North America, from Panama and West Indies to Hudson Bay. Breeds from New Hampshire and northern Mich- igan, northward. Winters from Mexico and Bahamas, southward. Nest, of twigs, weeds and grass, lined with iine rootlets; low in conifers. Eggs, 3-5; creamy-white, spotted or blotched with light and dark brown and lilac; .63 by .48. The Magnolia is one of the most attractive of the Warblers. It is usually reported a common migrant in the Whitewater Valley. I have not found it so, yet in the more level and less drained portion of the State, they are reported oftentimes common. They are among the laler kinds to arrive, rarely as early as April 21, and usually appearing after May 1. They linger in the southern part of the State some years until after the middle of the month, and along the northern border, in the vicinity of Lake Michigan, occasionally until the end of the month. The following are the earliest and latest dates at which they were seen in the fall migrations: Brookville, first seen i\Iay 2, 1S82, last seen May 16,
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