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the Allegbanies it breeds as far southward as North Caro- 

 lina. It comes to us from the north early in Septem- 



.. • , ber, and in the winter may be found in 



Bed-breasted ' . J 



Nuthatch varying numbers from Massachusetts to 



8%tta ecmadt rmc the Gulf States. Its call-note is 



Plate lxxi. higher, thinner, and more drawled 



than the vigorous yank, yank of the White- breasted 



Nuthatch, and suggests the sound produced by a penny 



trumpet. 



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



Of the three subfamilies included in this family 

 we have representatives in eastern North America of 

 only two — the two Kinglets of the subfamily Eegu- 

 lince and the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the subfamily 

 Polioptilince. 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 Alleghanies to North Car- 



Golden-crowned » ... 



Kinglet, olina. In its autumnal migration it 



Beguius satmpa. reaches the vicinity of New York city 



Plate lxxii. about September 20, and during the 



winter may be found in varying numbers 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, ti, one of the highest and least noticeable notes 

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

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

 ning with a succession of five or six fine shrill, high-pitched, 



