January in Berkeley, 



and olive-green above, with large inqui- 

 sitive brown eyes in their tiny heads. 

 They may readily be distinguished, 

 however, by the crown, which has given 

 them their name. The male ruby- 

 crowned kinglet has a patch of flaming 

 scarlet on the top of his head, although 

 his prim little mate is wholly without 

 adornment. The male golden-crowned 

 kinglet has a spot of brilliant orange 

 on the head, surrounded with yellow 

 and bordered with stripes of white and 

 black, and the female has a similar but 

 simpler crown, with the light yellow 

 replacing the orange. Equally distinct 

 are the notes of the two species. The 

 ruby-crown utters a high, pensive, far- 

 away lisp of a note, which is an unfail- 

 ing sign of the proxim.ity of a troop 

 of these birds, while the golden-crown 

 has a fine, delicate undertone of chatter 

 to indicate its whereabouts. 



1 have been told that the robin is not 

 found in this part of the country, yet 

 here he is in the January rain and 

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