on the part uf the latter, only royal tolerance. ICvergrcen trees arc most fre- 

 quented by Kinglets, and here they are almost invariably to be found during the 

 severest weather. With tirele«^s energy they search both bark and twigs for in- 

 sects' eggs and larva; scarce visible to the human eye. They flutter about at ran- 

 dom, hang head downward if need be, dart and start and twist and squirm, until 

 one frequently despairs of catching fair sight of the crown for the necessary 

 fraction of a second. Of course it's a Golden-crown ; but then, we want to 

 see it. 



And all the time Cutikins is carrying on an amiable conversation with his 

 neighbor, interrupted and fragmentary to be sure, but he has all day to it — tss- 

 tss-tisp-chip-tscck. If you draw too near, chip can be made to express vigorous 

 disapproval. Only now and then does one hear snatches of the northern song. 

 It has something of the quality and phrasing of the better-known Ruby-crown's, 

 but lacks distinctness, and is perhaps not so loud. One May morning a large 

 company of Golden-crowned Kinglets held a concert in the trees of the Oberlin 

 College campus. The fresh-leaved maples fairly resounded to their spirited 

 music for a space of fifteen minutes ; then all was silent. The Kings recollected 

 themselves. 



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