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North American Birds Eggs. 



748. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Rnjulus satniiKi. 



Range.— Nortli America, breeding from northern I'nited States northward, 

 anil south in the Rockies to Mexico, and in the Alleghanies to the Carolinas; 

 winters throughout the United States. 



Tliis rugged little fellow appears to be perfectly content in our 



.^C" northern states even during the most severe winters and leaves 



^^^^ us early in the spring for his breeding grounds farther north. 



^^HBlitt^ They are usually found in company with Chickadees and, like 



^^^^^^ them, may be seen hanging to twigs in all sort of positions as 



[Gray ] they search for their meagre fare. Their nests are large, round 



structures of green moss, bark strips and tine rootlets, very 



thickly lined with soft feathers; these are placed in forks or partially suspended 



among the branches of spruce trees, usually high above the ground. During 



June they lay from five to ten eggs of a dull whitish or grayish color, spotted 



heavily with pale brown and lilac. Size .55 x A'2. 



748a. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. F. s. oUvaeruH. 



Range. — Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska. 



This variety is said to be brighter colored than the last; its habits and eggs 

 are the same in all particulars. 



Photo by C. A. Smith. 

 NEST AND EGGS OF BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. 



