198 BIRDS OF THE GRAND PRfi REGIOX. TUFTS. 



748. Regulus satrapa satrapa Licht. Golden-crowned 



Kinglet. — Permanent resident, more common 

 some years than others. Rarely observed far from 

 the evergreen woods. These tiny birds build a most 

 beautiful nest, usually pensile from near the end 

 of long spruce limbs, concealed among the thick 

 green sprays. The nest is ball-shaped, constructed 

 almost invariably of green moss (Schreiher's) which 

 is woven together with shreds of bark, plant down, 

 bits of lichen, moss and hairs, and lined with feathers. 

 They lay 8 to 10 small eggs, piled closely; and a 

 cro ded nest full of young Kinglets is a laughable 

 sight, and must afford a truly terrifying problem 

 to the tiny parents. 



749. Regulus c lendula calendula (Linn.) Ruby-crowned 



Kinglet. — Summer resident, of local distribution. 

 Common in restricted areas. First appearance 

 April 23rd (3 3"ears). Most commonly observed 

 during the breeding period in thick evergreen woods 

 of spruce and fir — low-lying, mossy woods in un- 

 settled districts seemingly preferred. In 1916 a 

 pair of these birds nested on the "Ridge" near 

 Wolfville — a most unusual occurrence. 



756. Hylocichla fuscescens fuscescens (Steph.). Veery; Wil- 

 son's Thrush. — Rather rare summer resident. 

 Seems to prefer the remote back-woods regions 

 to the south, favoring the tangled alder thickets 

 and swamps. 



758a. Hylocichla . ustulata swainsoni (Tschudi). Olive- 

 backed Thrush. — Uncommon summer resident. 

 Some years ago a nest was discovered at Long 

 Island. It contained 4 eggs, and was built in a 

 spruce tree (six feet up), in damp, coniferous woods. 



