GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. 181 



the Alleghanies it breeds as far southward as North Caro- 

 lina, It comes to us from the nortli early in Septem- 



„ , ^ ^ ^ ber, and in the winter may be found in 



Bed-breasted ' . nr i 



Nuthatch varymg numbers from Massachusetts to 



Sitta canadensis. the Glllf St-ltCS. ItS Call-UOte is 



Plate LXXI. higher, thinner, and more drawled 

 than the vigorous yanh^ yank of the White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, and suggests the sound produced by a penny 

 trumpet. 



Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, etc. (Family Sylviid^.) 



Of the three subfamilies included in this family 

 we have representatives in eastern North America of 

 only two — the two Kinglets of the subfamily Regu- 

 lince and the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the subfamily 

 Poliojjtilincp. The Gnatcatcher 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 



_ , , , crests of the Alleschanies to North Car- 



Golden-crowned _ ^^ 



Kinglet, ohna. In its autumnal migration it 



Regulus satrapx. rcaches the vicinity of New York city 



Plate LXXii. .^,^Q^^ September 2J, and during the 



winter may be found in varying numliers from Maine to 



Florida. 



The Golden-crown flits 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 

 fine ti^ fi, 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 five or six fine shrill, high-pitched, 



