308 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



748 Regulus satrapa (Lichtenstein). 



Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



PLATE 81. 



Adult male. — Length, 3.25-4.50. Wing, 2.20. Above, grayish-olive, brighter 

 on the rump ; wing and tail feathers, blackish, edged with olive ; wing-coverts 

 tipped with white, forming two bars on each wing ; below, grayish-white, 

 crown with two broad black bands bordered on the inside with yellow and in- 

 cluding a brilliant orange central patch ; a grayish-white band across the fore- 

 head and back over the eyes immediately below the black. 



Female. — Similar, but lacks the orange center to the crown patch, the entire 

 area between the black stripes being lemon-yellow. 



Rather common winter resident. Arrives September 30th, departs 

 April 20th. 



This diminutive little bird is a familiar winter species, especially 

 among evergi'eens, where he finds insects enough to satisfy his need 

 throughout the cold months. 



749 Regulus calendula (Linnaeus). 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



PLATE 81. 



Adult male. — Length, 3.75^.50. Wing, 2.25. Above, grayish-olive, brighter 

 on the rump ; wing and tail feathers, blackish, edged with olive ; tips of the 

 wing-coverts, whitish, forming two bars across each wing; below, grayish- 

 white ; a patch of bright vermilion-red on the crown and a nearly complete 

 white ring around the eye. 



Female. — Similar, but lacks the red crown patch. 



Common transient visitant. Spring, April 2d (April 12th) to May 

 1st ; autumn, September 15th to November 1st. 



Krider^ says it winters in the New Jersey cedars, and C. J. Hunt 

 records one at Lakewood, December 9th, 1901.^ 



The two Kinglets occur together during migrations, but this one 

 seems the most abundant. He comes earlier in the fall and lingers 

 longer in the spring, at which season he occasionally favors us with a 

 splendid bit of song, a fine, clear, varied warble that is hard to believe 

 can be produced by so small a bird. 



1 Field Notes, p. 26. 



' Bird Lore, 1902, p. 28. 



