BUBY-CEOWNED KINGLET. 



749. Regulus calendula. 4l^ inches. 



Male with a concealed patch of red on the crown; fe- 

 male with no red. 



Like tl^e last, these are chiefly winter visitants in the 

 United States and they do not remain with us in the 

 coldest weather, but pass on to the southern half of our 

 country. They are nearly. always met with in pine or 

 other coniferous trees, being very abundant in spring in 

 open pine woods and parks. 



Song. — A clear warble, surprisingly loud and varied 

 for so small a bird; call, a grating chatter. 



Nest. — A ball of moss, grass and feathers, deeply 

 cupped, like that of the last; partially suspended among 

 the small twigs in the tops of coniferous trees; eggs 

 white, more sparingly marked than those of the last 

 (.55 X .43). 



Range. — N. A., breeding northward from the north- 

 ern boundary of the U. S. and farther south in moun- 

 tains; winters in the southern half of the U. S. 



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