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G OLDEN-GB O WNED KINGLET 



Golden-crowned Kinglet : Regulus satmpa. 



Male, centre of crown orange, bordered by black and yellow 

 lines ; rest of upjjer parts olive-green ; under parts whitish. 

 Female, similar, but centre of crown yellow. Length, about 

 4 inches. 



Geographic Distribution. — North America ; breeds from 

 the northern United States northward, and southward along 

 the Rockies into Mexico, and in the Alleghanies to North Caro- 

 lina ; winters from the southern limit of its breeding range to 

 the Gulf states. 



The Ruby-crowned Kinglets are the first on the 

 ground in the fall, but some morning you will 

 discover some beautiful Golden- 

 crowns with the Rubies. 



The song of the Golden is a 

 high, thin ti-ti, very different 

 from the chatter of the Ruby. 

 Its song is described by Mr. 

 Brewster in ' The Auk ' as be- 

 ginning with shrill, high-pitched, 

 faltering notes, and ending with 

 a short, rapid, and rather ex- 

 plosive warble. 



In winter the Kinglets may 

 be seen in the Washington Zoo, 

 and other places in the south, 

 in company with Carolina Chick- 

 adees, Nuthatches, and Tufted Titmice. 



Fig. 217. 

 Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet. 



¥^' " 



Fig. 218. 



Ruby-crowned 



Kinglet. 



