THE GOLDEN-CRESTED KINGLET. Z9 



was so large "that it could scarcely be got into a good-sized cof- 

 fee cup." It is described as " a loosely woven mass of hair and 

 feathers, mixed with moss and some short bits of straw." The 

 *^go' Mr. Batty describes as much like that of the house wren, 

 which causes a doubt as to its identity. Both parents were 

 assiduously bringing larvae of insects to the young, whose ap- 

 petites were unappeasable. Mr. Henshaw also reports finding 

 a neatly finished nest on a mountain near Fort Garland, Col. 

 It was built on a low branch of a pine, and the male was sing- 

 ing directly overhead : but, although he waited some time, Mr. 

 Henshaw did not see the female. " The nest was a somewhat 

 bulky structure, very large for the size of the bird, externally 

 composed of strips of bark, and lined thickly with feathers of 

 the grouse. Of the eggs of this kinglet nothing further was 

 known until June 21, 1S7S, when W. E. D, Scott observed at 

 Twin Lakes, Col., a female of this species fly with small bits 

 of grass to a low branch of a pine tree, and on looking found a 

 nest nearlv finished, and agreeing with previous reports. 



" On the 25th," he writes, " I took this nest, containing five 

 fresh eggs. It was built at the very extremity of the limb and 

 was partially pensile, though the bottom rested on some of the 

 leaves just below. Like most nests of this region it was com- 

 posed in part of sage brush, but as only the smallest twigs were 

 used, the entire structure is extremely soft and delicate. It is 

 very bulkj'^ in proportion to the bird, and very deep. Inside it is 

 lined with fine grasses and a few feathers. The dimensions, as 

 follows, will give an idea of the size, external and internal : 

 Outside — four inches deep, three inches in diameter at top, and 

 but little smaller at bottom ; inside — thi'ee inches deep, two 

 inches in diameter at top, and narrowing a very little. The eggs, 

 which are large in proportion to the bird, are a delicate cream 

 color before being blown and white after." 



22. THE GOLDEN-CRESTED KINGLET. 

 REGULUS SATRAPA Lichienstehi. 



Little more can be said with reference to the breeding of this 

 species, within the United States, than of the other. Its range 



