RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET 



1892 



April 9, 1893 

 September 22, 1893 

 September 24, 189$ 



(Elmhurst) 



THE smallest birds — these and the 

 golden crowned — in this part of 

 the country except the humming birds and 

 winter wrens. General coloring and habits 

 much like some warblers, but they are 

 smaller, and the shape is not so long and 

 thin. The expression of the eye is quite 

 different too, caused by a round yellowish 

 mark around the eye, while the warbler's 

 eye markings are usually horizontal. This 

 gives him a wide-eyed, surprised look. 

 The ruby lifts his wings constantly in a 

 restless way, more than the golden. The 

 ruby spot on the head is plainly visible all 

 the time in the spring in some individuals, 

 and is not concealed at all. Kinglets are 

 much hardier than warblers, coming 

 earlier and staying later. I have heard 

 the ruby utter a harsh, chattering, scold- 

 ing series of notes, much like a house 



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