62 NEW- YORK FAUNA BIRDS. 



FAMILY SYLVIA D^. 



Bill moderate, slender, straight, rather broader than high at the base. Upper mandible a 

 little bent at the tip, slightly notched on the edges. Bristles short, or weak at the base. 

 Nostrils basal, oval or oblong. Tarsus compressed, with seven scutellce in front. Toes 

 moderate, compressed ; the third longest ; the second and fourth subequal. Tail moderate 

 or long, of twelve feathers. Tongue slender ; tip bifid and lacerated. 



Obs. This family, as at present restricted, contains but two American genera. In the 

 outlines of the General System proposed by Charles Bonaparte, it comprises two of the 

 subdivisions of the large family Turdid,e, embracing many European species. 



GENUS REGULUS. Ray. 



Bill short, straight, subulate, very slender, with short bristles at the base. Edge of upper 

 mandible slightly notched, and a little curved at the tip. Nostrils elliptical, half closed by 

 a membrane covered by small reversed feathers. Tarsus slender, longer than the middle 

 toe, much compressed ; the lower four scutellas only distinct : hind toe stoutest, with a 

 larger and thicker nail. Feathers of the head elongated and silky. Spurious feather very 

 short: third and fourth quills longest; the first and seventh subequal. Tail emarginate 



THE GOLDEN-CRESTED KINGLET. 



Regulus satrapa. 



plate xlh1. fig. 95. 



(STATE COLLECTION. Male and female.) 



Sylvia regulus. Wilson, Ornith. Vol. 1, p. 12G, pi. 8, fig. 2 (male). 



Regulus cristatus. Bonaparte, Ann. Lye. N. Y. Vol. 2, p. 91. 



Golden-crowned Goldcrest. Id. Am. Orn. Vol. 1, p. 22, pi. 2, fig. 4 (female). 



American Fiery-crowned Wren. Nuttall, Man^ Ornith. Vol. 1, p. 420. 



Regulus tricolor. Audubon, folio, pi. 183 (m. and f.) ; Orn. Biog. Vol. 2, p. 476. 



R. salrapa, Lichtenstein. Audubon, Birds of Am. Vol. 2, p 165, pi. 132 (m. and {). 



R. reguloides. Jakdixe, Ed. of W'ils. and Bonap. Vol. 1, p. 127. 



R. salrapa. Giraud, Birds of Long Island, p. 60. 



Characteristics. Olive green ; beneath whitish. Crown orange margined with black ; 

 cheeks greyish. Bill slender from the base. Female : crown lemon- 

 yellow ; beneath dull greyish. Young : crown golden-yellow. 



