458 LAND BIRDS 
east as far as San Bernardino. They are abundant at 
Los Angeles in August, but disappear entirely in the fall 
and do not reappear until the next year. 
748a. WESTERN GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. 
Regulus satrapa olivaceus. 
Famity: The Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, ete. 
Length; 3.15-4.55. 
Adult Male: Crown orange, surrounded with yellow and edged on front 
and sides with black lines; upper parts olive, greenest on the rump ; 
two whitish wing-bars ; under parts buffy whitish. 
Adult Female: Similar, but crown lemon-yellow. 
Young: No yellow on crown; under parts tinged with pale brownish 
gray. 
Geographical Distribution : Pacific coast of North America, from Califor- 
nia northward ; south in winter to Guatemala. 
Breeding Range: Breeds sparingly on the high Sierra Nevada south- 
ward nearly to Mt. Whitney. 
Breeding Season: July. 
Nest: A ball of green tree moss ; fastened to end of pine branch ; lined 
with feathers and short hair. 
Eggs: 5 to 10; pale buffy, speckled with buff. Size 0.56 X 0.44. 
THe Western Golden-crowned Kinglet is a common 
winter bird in the coast regions and elsewhere in Cali- 
fornia west of the Sierra Nevada. He is such a fearless, 
happy little chap, with his crown of bright orange and 
his plump green body, that one is instinctively drawn 
to him and comes to regard his merry “ zee-zee-zee ” as an 
attractive sound in the woodland chorus. He will allow 
you to come within a few feet of him and meets all 
your friendly advances with charming trustfulness. This 
sociability is only for the winter, however, when he has the 
companionship of his fellow-kinglets for moral support » 
