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central Illinois, central Missouri. South to northern and 

 western Florida and along Gulf coast to Louisiana, replaced 

 westward by the subspecies agilis. Non-migratory. 



In Missouri a common resident of the Ozark and Ozark border 

 region and the southeast, apparently running in the extreme 

 southwest (McDonald Co.) into the subspecies agilis, which is 

 slightly larger with clearer gray on upper parts. 



[736a. Parus carolinensis agilis Senn. Plumbeous Chick- 

 adee.] 



Geog. Dist. — Eastern and central Texas, Indian Territory 

 and Oklahoma. 



This subspecies w^as noticed, though not collected, by the 

 writer at Noel, McDonald Co., June 1905, and collectors should 

 try to verify the observation when collecting in that region. 



Family Sylviidae. Kinglets, Gnatcatchers. 

 748. Regulus satrapa Licht. Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



ReguliLs cristatus. Sylvia reguliLS. Regulus tricolor. Regulits reguloides. 



Geog. Dist. — North America east of Rocky Mountains; north 

 to Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island, Labrador, 

 Keewatin and westward to Rocky Mountains ; replaced in western 

 North America by the subspecies olivaceus. Breeds from 

 Massachusetts, central New York, northern Michigan north- 

 ward; also along Alleghany Mountains to North Carolina. 

 Winters from the northern states southward to northern Florida 

 and along Gulf coast to south central Texas, but chiefly south 

 of the Ohio River. 



In southern Missouri a fairly common winter resident, rather 

 rare in winter in the northern and western part of the state 

 (Warrensburg, Januaiy 17, 1905, A. F. Smithson). As a tran- 

 sient visitant common for a short time in the whole state, es- 

 pecially eastward. Migration begins in favorable weather 

 by the middle of March (March 12, 1887, St. Louis) and the first 

 reach the northern border sometimes in March (March 20, 1894, 

 March 26, 1893, Keokuk) but usually in the second week of April, 

 when the bulk of the species is present at St. Louis. The 

 weather permitting, the species passes rapidly on and in most 

 years none are seen in the state after the middle of April, but 



