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Regulus cuvieri, A id. 



CUVIEB'S KIKOLET. 



neguhiscimeri, Am. Oiii. Biog. 1, 1832, 288, pi. Iv, etc. — Uaiud, Birds X. Am. isni), 

 228 ; Ui'v. Am. Birds, 06. 



Sr. Char. Size and general nppoarancc- probably that of II. .tn/mjin. A Idack band on 

 till! rorclii-ad pii.-^siiif,' baiA", throufrli and 1- d tin; eye, separat<,-d by a grayi.-^li Ijand from 

 another Ijlaek band on the crown, wliicli unibraces in the centre ol' the crown an orange 

 patch. Length, 4.2.') inche.-< ; extent ot'wing.s 0. 



Hab. "Banks of Schuylkill River. Penn. June, 1812." Am. 



This ,si)eeies continues to bo unknown, except I'roni the description of Mr. 

 Autlubon, as quoted above. It appears to difler mainly I'roni R .iiitrapa in 

 having two black bands (not one) on the crown anteriorly, separated Ijy a 

 whitish one; the extreme forehead being black instead of white, as in 

 mtmpa. The specimen was killed in June, 1812, on the banks of the 

 Scluiylkill liiver, in Penusylvauia. 



Regulus calendula, Licm. 



BUBT-CBOWNED KINGLET. 



Afotacina mkiiiMfi, Linn. Syst. .\at. I, 170(5, 337. necjulus cfilnuhila, LiniT. Vflrz. 1823, 

 no. 408. — Bai1!I>, Birds N. Am. 1858, 220; Rev. 6(i. — Scuvrmi, P. Z. S. 18.^.7, 202! 

 — lii. 1858, 300 (mountains of Oa.vaca). — In. 1859, 362 (Xalapa). — In. 18G4', 172 

 (City of Mex.). -SA.MrKLs, 178. — Dali, & Banxi.stku (Alaska). -C,)opku, Bird.s 

 Cnl. I, 33. — III. Ibis, I, 1859, 8 (Guatemala). —Cooper k SrcKLEY, P. li. \i. XII, 

 n, 1859, 174.-I{KixiiAi!nT, Ibis, 1861, 5 (fireenlaml). — Duessku, Ibis, 1865, 475 

 (Texas, winter). CorthnUo a,/ci,dtd„, Caij. .Four. Orn. I, 1853, 83 (type of genus). 

 llaiuluH nthiiinix, VlKll.i.. Ois. Am. Sept. 11, 1807, 49, pi. civ, cv. 



Other figures : WiLs. Am. Oru. I, 1808, pi. v, lig. 3. -I)ouoiiTY,'cab. II, pi. vi _ Vui) 

 Orn. Biog. II, pi. cxcv. — lu. Birds Am. II, pi. c.x.xxiii. 



Sp. Ciiak. Above dark green ish-olive, passing into bright olive-green on the rump and 

 outer edges of the wings and tail. The under parts are grayish-white tinged « ith pale 

 ohve-yellow, especially behind. A ring roun.l the eye, two bands on the win-covcits 

 and the oxtenor of the inner tertials white. Male. Crown with a large conceaLd patch 

 ol scarlet feathers, which are white at the ba.se. Female and young without the red on 

 the crown. Length, 4..')0; wing, 2.;3.'i ; tail, I.80. 



Hab. Greenland; whole of North America, and south to Guatemala. Oaxaca (hi<rh 

 region, November), Sclatku. Xalapa and Guatemala, Sclater. 



This species of 7iV^/(/«,s appears to lack the small feather which, in satrnpa 

 overlies and conceals the nostuls, wiiich was probably the reason with Cabanis 

 and Blyth tor placing it in a different genus. There is no other very apparent 

 difference of form, however, although this furnishes a good character for dis- 

 tmguishnig between young specimens of the two species. 



H^VBiTS. Much yet remains to be learued as to tlie general habits, the 



