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KEY AND DESCRIPTION 



FAMILY II. KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS, WARBLERS 



(SYLVflD^) 



This family includes a large subfamily (100 species) of 

 Old World Warblers not represented in America, and two 



small subfamilies rep- 

 resented in our fauna. 

 The Kinglets are very 

 small, musical, tree- 

 loving, active, oliva- 

 ceous birds, with, in 

 the adult, some bright 

 yellow or red on the 

 croAvn, and a short, 

 even or notched tail. 



- ,, J -n- 1 . The Gnatcatchers are 



Qolden-crowned Kinglet 



very small, s^trightly, 

 ashy-colored, woodland birds, with long, graduated tails. Our 

 species build very beautifvd nests among the high branches of 

 the trees. 



Key to the Species 



• Outer (under) tail feathers shortest * and white; tarsus scutellate;^ 



colors gray 3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 



* Outer (under) tail feathers about the longest and without while ; 



tarsus booted ; ^ colors, olive-green with usually a yellow, orange, or 

 ruby-colored spot on the crown. (A.) 



A. Crown patch bright-colored, bordered with black 



1. Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



A. Crown patch, if present, ruby-colored, but ^Yithout black 



2. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



1. Golden-crowned Kinglet (748. Regulus satr^jya). — Avery 

 small, olive-green-backed, whitish-bellied bird, with a bright 

 crown patch of gold or orange color, margined with black. The 



