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the Alleshanies it breeds as far southward as IS^orth Caro- 



Hna, It comes to us from the nortli early in Septem- 



^ , ^ , , ber, and in tlie winter may be found in 



Red-breasted ' . ti/t i 



Nuthatch varynig numbers from Massachusetts to 



Sitta canadensis. the Gulf StatCS, ItS Call-UOtO is 



Plate Lxxi. higher, thinner, and more drawled 

 than the vigorous //ank, ijaiik of the White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, and suggests the sound produced by a penny 

 trumpet. 



Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, etc. (Family Sylviid^.) 



Of the three subfamilies included in this family 

 we have representatives in eastern North America of 

 only two — the two Kinglets of the subfamily Regu- 

 Umt3 and the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the subfamily 

 Polioptilince. The Gnatcatcher is a southern bird, oc- 

 curring only locally or as a straggler north of Maryland. 

 The Kinglets are both more northern in their distri- 

 bution. 



The Golden-crowned Kinglet nests from the north- 

 ern tier of States northward and southward along the 



Golden-crowned "^^"^ ""^ ^^^^ Alleghanies to North Car- 



Kinglet, olina. In its autumnal migration it 

 Reguim satrapa. reaclics the viciiiity of New York city 

 a1)out September 20, and during the 

 winter may be found in varying numbers from Maine to 

 Florida. 



The Golden-crown flits about the terminal twigs in its 

 search for insect food and reminds one somewhat of the 

 smaller, tree-inhabiting Warblers in habits. Its call is a 

 fine ti, ti, one of the highest and least noticeable notes 

 uttered by birds. Its song, which is rarely heard except 

 in its nesting range, is described by Mr. Brewster as begin- 

 ning with a succession of five or six fine shrill, high-pitched, 



