3IO MEMOIRS OF THE NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 



308 [748] Regulus satrapa Licht. 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



Abundant transient visitor, common in winter, very rare in summer ; Sep- 

 tember 25 to April; (summer). 



The nest of this bird containing three eggs was found by Mr. N. Vickary 

 in a spruce tree in Lynn in May, 1889.1 The nest is now in the collection of 

 Mr. William Brewster. 



309 [749] Regulus calendula (Linn.). 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



Common transient visitor ; April 7 to May 9 ; October 4 to October 29. 



It is always a privilege to hear the tripartite song of the Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet. The first part is lisping like the song of the Black and White 

 Warbler, the second recalls some of the notes of the Robin but is more melo- 

 dious and most interesting, while the third part, the climax, is a succession of 

 delightfully musical triplets with rising inflection. The three parts follow each 

 other in quick succession, and were not the bird seen, one could imagine a 

 Warbler, a Robin, and an expert Goldfinch all performing. Still another bird, 

 namely an Oriole, is suggested by the scolding, chattering note of this Kinglet. 



310 [751] Polioptila caerulea (Linn.). 



Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 



Accidental visitor from the south. 



An immature female of this species was taken at Magnolia by Mr. Outram 

 Bangs on August 27th, 1879, and the specimen is now in his collection. The 

 bird was believed to have been "blown north of its usual range by a severe 

 gale, which occurred a few days previous to its capture."^ Mr. Francis H. 



1 N. Vickary: Ornithologist and Oologist, vol. 14, p. 95, 1889. 

 ^Ruthven Deane : Bull. Nuttall Orn. Club, vol. 5, p. 47, 1880. 



