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KEY To THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAMILY SYLVIID/E. 



Kinglets and Gnatcatchers. 



Size, small; length, less than 4.75 inches; wing, less than 2.50 inches; 

 first primary, very short. 



(iiintcatcluT. 



Ivini'lt't. 



Buck, bluish ijniy; outer t;iil featliors, mostly 

 white. 



Blue=gray Qnatcatcher, 



PoUoptila aendea. 

 See Xo. 557. 



IJack, olive; no white pntt-h on t:iil; ctowu, with i)ateh of hiiirht ird (malej ; 

 crown, olive (female). 



Ruby=crowned Kinglet. 



licfinlHS calendula. 

 See No. 556. 



Back, olive; no white patch on tail; crown, with 



patch of orange edged with yellow and black (male) ; 



^ i-rown, with yellow patch edged with black (female) . 



1:^^^"^ Qolden=crowned Kinglet. 



lieguhis satrapa. 

 1^-^/ •" See No. 555. 



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