2(.8 II IE RUBY-CROWXED KIN(7tE'l. 



of trees, wi-st to iiortliwcstcni Alaska ( Kowak River;, breeding cliielly north of 

 the I'niti'il St;lll•^. anil irregnlarly in the liigher ranges of the West. 



Range in Washington. — Common si)ring and fall migrant; summer res;dent 

 ill nortliea>tern portion of State only( ?). 



Migrations.' — Sfriinj: Ajjril, .May. I'lill: < )ctoher. 



Authorities.— Baird, Re)). I'ac. R. R. Snrv. IX. jit. II. i.SvS. p. -'j;. ( T. ) 

 C\S. 1-'. Rh.i ?) I)'. Sr. Ra. D-'. Kk. j. K. 



Specimens. T. of \\ , I". I'rov. I'.. 1!X. E. 



■•WllERES your kingdom, little king? 

 Where's the land you call your own? 

 Where's your palace and your throne? 

 Fluttering lightly on the wing 

 Thru the hlussom world of .\l;iy 

 Whither lies your myal way? 

 Where's the realm that owns your sway, 

 Little King? " 



Dr. Henry \'an Dyke is the t|ueslioner. and the little bird has a ready 

 answer for him. lieiiig an Easterner, it is "Labrador " in May. and 



"\\ here the cypress" \i\id green 

 And the dark magnolia's sheen 

 Weave a shelter round my home " 



in October. I'ut imder the incilemeni of the ])oet's playful banter, the Kinglet 

 enlarges his claim : 



'■.\'e\er king by right dixiiie 

 Ruled a richer realm than mine! 

 What are lands and golden crowns. 

 Armies, fortresses and towns. 

 Jewels, sce|)ters, robes and rings. 

 What are these to song and wings? 

 Everywhere that I can lly 

 There I own the earth and sky: 

 Everywhere that I can sing 

 There I'm hai)py as a king." 



.\nd surely there is no one who can meet this dainty monarch in one of 

 his happy moods without |)aying instant homage. His imfcrium is that of the 

 spirit, and those who Ixiast a s<nil al>o\e the clod must swear fealty to this 

 most delicate expression of the creative Inlinile, this thought of God made 

 hnninous and vocal, and own him king by right <livine. 



It seems only yesterday I s.iw liim, h'aster Day in old Ohio. The sig- 



