(ioLDHN-CKoWNKl) KlNtJLET, 051 



tlie Alle^liaiiies it l)roeds as far southward as Xortli Caro- 

 lina. It conios to us from the iiortli early in Se})tein- 



\)v\\ and ill the winter niav he found in 

 Red-breasted . - 



Nuthatch varviiiij^ nunihers troni 3lassachusetts to 



siff.i cuui./.Nsis. the (rulf States. Its eall-note is 



Plato LXXi. liiu-heT, thinner, and more drawled 



than the viirorous 'j<(nl\ ijniik of the White-hreasted 



Nuthatch, and suggests the sound produced hy a penny 



trumpet. 



KiNOLETS, GXATCATCHERS, ETC. (FAMILY SyLYIID.^.) 



Of the tliree suhfamihes inchided in this family 

 we haYG representatives in eastern Xorth America of 

 only two — the two Kinglets of the subfamily Begu- 

 lifHB and the IMue-gray Gnatcatcher of the subfamily 

 PoIwjftUuKV. The (inatcatcher is a southern bird, oc- 

 curring only locally or as a straggler north of Maryland. 

 The Kinglets are both more northern in their distri- 

 bution. 



The Golden-crowned Kinglet nests from the north- 

 ern tier of States northward and southward along the 

 Golden-crowned ^'''^^"^^^ ^'^ ^^^^. Alleghanies to North Car- 



Kinglet, <^'liii;i- In its autumnal migration it 

 Rojuius mtnipn. reaclies the vicinity of Xew York city 

 about September 2t>, and during the 

 winter iiiav be found in varvini^ numbers from Maine to 

 Florida. 



The Golden-crown tlits about the terminal twigs in its 

 search for insect food and reminds one somewhat of the 

 smaller, tree-inhabiting Warblers in habits. Its call is a 

 tine //, //, one of the highest and least noticeable notes 

 uttered by birds. Its song, which is rarely heard except 

 in its nesting range, is described by Mr. Brewster as begin- 

 ning with a succession of live or six line shrill, high-pitched, 



