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Reguliis cuvieri, ArD. 



CUVIER'S KINGLET. 



Regiihis cuvieri, AuB. Orn. Biog. I, 1S32, 288, \<\. Iv, etc.— Baiud, BirJs X. Am. 1859, 

 228 ; Rev. Am. Birds, 6G. 



Sp. Cii.vr. Size ami general appearance prolaably tliat of Ji. satrapa. A blaciv band on 

 the forehead passing back, through and behind the eye, separated by a grayi.sh band from 

 another black band on the crown, which embraces in the centre of the crown an orange 

 patch. Length, 4.2.0 inches ; extent of wings, 6. 



Hab. "Banks of Schuylkill River. Penn. .June, 1812." At'n. 



This species continues to be unknown, except from the description of Mr. 

 Audubon, as quoted above. It appears to differ mainly from R. sutrapa in 

 having two black bands (not one) on the crown anteriorly, separated by a 

 whitish one; the extreme forehead being l)lack instead of white, as in 

 satrapd. Tlie specimen was killed in June, 181.!, on the banks of the 

 Schuylkill Iliver, in Peuusylvauia. 



Regulus calendula, Light. 



KTJBY-CKOWNED KINGLET. 



Motacilla calendula , Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 337. Rcyulus calenrhtla, Licht. Verz. 1823, 

 no. 408. — Baikd, Birds N. Am. 1858, 226; Kev. 66. — ScL.i.TEK, P. Z. 8. 1857, 202. 

 — Ib. 1858, 300 (mountains of Oaxaca). — Ib. 1859, 362 (Xalapa). — In. 1864, 172 

 (City of Mex.). — Samuels, 178. — Ball & Bannister (Alaska). — Cooper, Birds 

 Cal. I, 33. — Ib. Ibis, I, 1859, 8 (Guatemala). — Cooper & Suoklet, P. R. R. XII, 

 n, 1859, 174. — Reinhakdt, Ibis, 1861, 5 (Greenland). — DPvEsser, Ibi.s, 1865, 475 

 (Texas, ndnter). Corthylio calendula. Cab. .Jour. Orn. I, 1853, 83 (type of genus). 

 Regulus rubiiicus, Vieill. Ois. Am. Sept. II, 1807, 49, pi. civ, cv. 



Other figures : WiLs. Am. Orn. I, 1808, pi. v, fig. 3. — Doughty, Cab. II, pi. vi. — Aud. 

 Orn. Biog. II, pi. excv. — Ib. Birds Am. II, pi. cxxxiii. 



Sp. CnAR. Above dark greenish-olive, passing into bright olive-green on the rump and 

 outer edges of the wings and tail. The under parts are grayish-white tinged with pale 

 olive-yellow, especially behind. A ring round the eye, two bands on the wing-coveits, 

 and the exterior of the inner tertials white. Male. Crown with a large concealed patch 

 of scarlet feathers, whicli are white at the base. Female and young without the red on 

 the crown. Length, 4..50 ; wing, 2.33 ; tail, 1.85. 



Hab. Greenland ; whole of North America, and south to Guatemala. Oaxaca (liigh 

 region, November), Sclater. Xalapa and Guatemala, Solater. 



This species of i2e(/?6/««,s appears to lack the small featlier which, iu satmpa, 

 overlies and conceals the nostrils, which was probably the reason with Cabanis 

 and Blytli for placing it in a different genus. There is no other very apparent 

 difference of form, however, although this furnishes a good character for dis- 

 tinguisliing between young specimens of the two species. 



Habits, iluch yet remains to be learned as to the general habits, the 



