OfiG GOLDEM-CROWNED KINGLET. 



iiuf^iispiciuus, iind would ;iliL2,!>t iu tiie gardens witluii ;i few paces of pedestriau.s. They 

 were restless, and we had not watx^hed thcni long before the_y moved onward, tlying M'ith 

 a heavv undulating motion. 



I have always' found them in small flocks during the colder season, moving about the 

 country apparently without purpose. They are never seen iu the piny woods, but usually 

 frequent the hammocks, and I have heard tlieir loud notes in the thick cypress swamjDS 

 alono- the rivers. When moviiig they are very noisy, sounding tlic short grating "chick- 

 a-dee " almost constantly. Tliis is all the song which I ever heard them utter, but when 

 alarmed they emit a quernhnis sound. When one is wounded and t>-aught, it will cry for 

 assistance so loudly that all of its companions, within hearing, will gather closely around 

 scolding most vociferously, at the same time raising their crests, jerking their tails, ruffling 

 their feathers; thus showing, by every motion, as much rage as any bird of their size is 

 capal)le of exhibiting. Nor is this all ostentation; they are truly solicitous for the safety 

 of their mifortunate friend, and will remain in the immediate vicinity until many are 

 killed. About the first of March these companies break up into pairs and may be found 

 with migrating warblers. I have never seen a nest, and do not think they breed in Florida 

 for T did not meet with a single specimen wliile o;i the St. Jolm's in May. 



FAMILY. SYLVIIDAE. THE WARBLERS. 



Marginal indentations of sternum, proportionately deeper than In the precedino- family. Coracoid bones 

 equal in length to the top of the keel. All the members of this family found within the United States are 

 very small in size. 



GENUS. REGULUS. THE KINGLETS. 

 Gen. Gu-. Sternum, exceeding in breadth twice the height of the keel. Marginal indentations, very 

 deep. Nostrils, partially covered with projecting feathers. Top of head, in adult specimens, crowned with 

 bright colors. Tarsi, booted. 



REGULUS SATRAPA. 

 Golden-crowned KingSet 



Regulus satrapa Leichtenstein, Verzeich, Doubl, lS'2->, No. 410. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Sp. Cu. Form, quite stout. Size, small. Bill, slender and much shorter than the head. Marginal 

 indentations of sternum, as deep as one-half the length of the top of the keel. Tongue, linear, terminating 

 abruptly, with the end fringed with coarse cilia, three hundredths of an inch in length. The form of the 

 tongue of this species closely resembles that of Seiurus noveboracensis. 



Color. Adult male. Above, olivaceous green, brightest on the rump, but becoming ashy on the back 

 and shoulders. Top of head, black, enclosing a stripe of bright orange, which is preceded and edged with 

 yellow. Forehead, and lines extending over the eyes, ashy white. Upper surfaces of the tail and wings, 

 brownish, with the outer edges of the feathers greenish. The two rows of greater coverts are tipped with 

 white, forming bars across the wings. There is also a dusky band across the secondaries, which extends 

 over two or three of the primaries. The tertiaries and secondaries are tipped with whitish. Under parts, 

 dirty white, with an ashy tinge across the breast. Under wing coverts and axillaries, purer. The under 

 surfaces of the wings and tail are glaucous, with the feathers of the former edged with white. Loral region 



