60 SOME CANADIAN BIRDS, 



lavender. These dots are gathered in a wreath near the larger end, 

 or are spread over the entire gurface. 



Besides its high-pitched, twittering note — a wiry 'tsee Hsee' tsee 

 — which is heard through the entire year, our bird gives utter- 

 ance to several other calls and warbloH, and has one song that 

 is reserved for the nesting season — a love song. It is a dainty 

 bit of melody, fitting a dainty lover, and is rendered in low, soft 

 tones. 



The golden-crowned kinglet is quite a common bird throughout 

 this eastern section of the country, breeding from about latitude 

 45° to the lower fur countries. It is a winter resident only in 

 Southern Ontario. 



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