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SYLVIADJS. 



INSESSORES. 



DENTIROSTRES. 



SYLV1ADJZ. 



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THE GOLDEN CRESTED REGULUS. 



Eegulus cristatus. 



Sylvia Regains, 

 Motacilla 



Golden Crested Warbler, 

 Wren, 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 514. 

 MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 

 BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 270. 



Regulus cristatus, Crowned FLEM. Brit. An. p. 72. 



auricapillus, Gold Crested Regulus, SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 229. 



jENYNs,Brit. Vert. p. 113. 



vulgaris, Wren, GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. iii. 



Sylvia Regulus Roitelet ordinaire, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 229. 



Regidus cristatus, Suppt. ou Seme pt. p. 157. 



REGULUS. Generic Characters. Beak slender, straight, the edges dilated at 

 the base, compressed towards the point. Nostrils basal, lateral, oval, partly 

 covered by small feathers directed forwards. Wings of moderate length : the 

 first quill-feather very short ; the second shorter than the third ; the fourth or 

 fifth the longest in the wing. Legs rather slender ; feet with three toes before, 

 one behind ; the outer toe joined at its base to the middle toe ; claws curved 

 and sharp. 



