262 11 II-: WESTERN GOLDEN-CROWNeM.KINGLET. 



i|iifntc'u 1)\' Itank Swalli'Ws. TIr- original miner niij,'lil liavc Ix-en a Swallow, 

 but the llhu-hinls had certainly enlarged the hole and ronmled it. There were 

 no available trees for a mile or so aronnd, but — well, really now. it did give one 

 a tmii to see this bit of heaven (|nench itself in the grouixl — for love's sake. 



No. 103. 



WKS'IFRX GOLDEN-C'ROWXEn KIXrj.KT. 



A. ( >. r. \". 74X. ReKidus satrapa olivaceus I'.ainl. 



Description. — .lihilt innlr: C"ni\vii-iiaii.li i (lartially concealed) bright orange 

 nr flanu'-color (cadmium orange 1 : a i>ordiT of plain yellow feathers overlying 

 the orange on the sides; these in turn bordered by black in front anil on sides; 

 extreme forehead white, connecting with white superciliary strii>e: a dark line 

 thru eve; al)ovc bright olive-green, becoming olive-gray on nape and sido of 

 head and neck; wing-quills and tail-feathers much edged with light greenish 

 yellow, the former in such fashion as to throw into relief a dusky spot on middle 

 of secondaries; greater coverts tipped with whitish; underparts sordid white, 

 sometimes dnskv-washed. or tf>uchcd on sides with ohvaceous. .\dult female: 

 Similar, but with crown-patch plain yellow instead of orange. Iniina'urc: 

 Without crown-i)atch or lM>rdering black, gradually ac(|uiring these thru gradation 

 of color. Length alnnu 4.00 (ioi.^)i: wing 2.\fy ' .t5 ' ^ '•">'' '-57 U"': '•'" •-') 

 ( 7.3) ; tarsus .67 ( i"). 



Recognition Marks. — Pygmy size: orange, or yellow, and black of crown 

 ilistinctive. 



Nesting. -.Vt-.v/. l:i>hed to and largely concealed by drtx ping twigs on Muder 

 side of fir bough near tip, an ex<|uisite ball of mosses, lichens. liverwort. tine grasses, 

 etc.; bound together with cobwebs and lined with the softest materials, vegetable- 

 down, cow-hair, and feathers. .V---" inches in diameter, and placed from live feet 

 up. Eijys: --<). rarely 10 (one of 11 on record I. sometimes in two layers, dull 

 white, cream white, or sordid cream-color, finely sprinkled or not with i)ale wood- 

 brown or dull rufous, and sometimes, obscurely, with lavender. .\v. size. .34 x .40 

 ( 13.7 X 10.21. Season: .\pril i-July 1: two br<Mids. 



General Range. — Western \orth .America from Rocky Mountains to the 

 Pacific Coast, southward in winter over highlands of Mexico to elevated districts 

 of C.uatemala: breeding from Colorado (near timber-line), eastern Oregon 

 (mountains near l-ort Klamath). Sierra Xevada (south to Mount Whitney), 

 Mount Shasta, etc.. northward to Kenai Peninsula and Kadiak Island, .\laska. 



Range in Washington. — Common resident in coniferous timln-r (except 

 pine) tbniout the State, sea-level to limit of trees, less common east of Casca<les. 

 where numbers greatly augmented during migrations. 



Authorities.- !* To':^-nseiid. Jonrn. .\c. Xat. Sci. I'liila. \I1I. i8.V). I.s4 

 (Columbia River). Ra/iiliis satrapa. l.icht. Baird, l\e]>. Pac. R. R. Surv. IX. 

 I.t. II. 1X3S. |.. 22S (part). (T. I C&S. I,. Rh. IV. Kb. Ra. D-. Kk. R. E. 



Specimens.— r. of W. P. Prov. R. E. 



