KINGLETS: Family Sylviidac [ 481 ] 



Since that time, numerous writers have referred to these birds, but none 

 has written a better account of their behavior in winter, when these 

 summer residents of the higher mountains descend to the lowlands. They 

 are particularly fond of the juniper forests of central Oregon, where they 

 will be found competing with the great companies of robins for the 

 juniper berries. The Wallowa Valley and Powder River are two other 

 favorite winter haunts of this soft-colored songster. 



The species has appeared frequently in western Oregon, for which we 

 find other published records in addition to the type specimen from Astoria. 

 Woodcock (1902.) listed the following: Yaquina Bay, September 1900, 

 Bretherton; Portland, January 1901, Anthony; and Corvallis, "rare spring 

 visitor." Jewett (i9Z2.c) gave a record for the coast of Tillamook County, 

 February 2.8, 192.2., and in our Birds of the Portland Area, Oregon (Jewett and 

 Gabrielson 192.9) listed specimens in Multnomah County, September 2.2., 

 1907, April 2.7, 1908, and April 2.5, 1916. The Biological Survey files con- 

 tain the following manuscript notes: Wilson River, Tillamook County 

 (June 2.7, 2.8, 1897, A. K. Fisher), Scottsburg (October 8, 1909, D. D. 

 Streeter), Corvallis (March 4, 1911, V. Bailey), Mercer (February 9, 192.2., 

 Overton Dowell, Jr.), and Portland (October 14, 192.8, Mrs. Twining). 

 The species is much more abundant in Jackson County. It is found regu- 

 larly in the eastern part of that county, and we have numerous records 

 for the valley and foothills. 



A. W. Anthony (1903^ reported it as nesting on Eagle Creek in Baker 

 County, and in 1906 Jewett found four nests on the same creek. One, on 

 May 2.9, contained four eggs, and of three found on May 31 two contained 

 four fresh eggs each and one, four newly hatched young. In 1907, in the 

 same locality, Jewett again found a nest with four eggs, May 2.6, and on 

 May 2.9 a deserted nest with one egg. Shelton (1917) reported finding a 

 nest containing young on the headwaters of the McKenzie, June n, 1914, 

 and Vernon Bailey (ms.) reported a nest with four fresh eggs near Bourne, 

 Baker County, July 2.9, 1915. On July 2.7, 192.6, Gabrielson collected 

 spotted young barely able to fly at Mosquito Ranger Station at the west 

 base of Mount McLoughlin. Patterson (ms.) reported several nests 

 between May 12. and 2.8 at Pinehurst and on the Klamath Indian Reser- 

 vation. 



Kinglets: Family Sylviidae 



Western Golden-crowned Kinglet: 



Regulus satrapa olivaceus Baird 



DESCRIPTION. "Adult male: Crown encircled anteriorly with black, bordered inside by 

 yellow, with a central orange patch; rest of upper parts grayish olive, more olive toward 

 rump; wings with two whitish bands; under parts dingy whitish. Adult female: 



