458 LAND BIRDS 



east as far as San Bernardino. They are abundant at 

 Los Angeles in August, but disappear entirely in the fall 

 and do not reappear until the next year. 



748 a. WESTERN GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. 



Regulus satrapa olivaceus. 



Family : The Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, etc. 



Length: 3.15-4.55. 



Adult Male : Crown orange, surrounded with yellow and edged on front 



and sides with black lines ; upper parts olive, greenest on the rump ; 



two whitish wing-bars ; under parts buffy whitish. 

 Adult Female: Similar, but crown lemon-yellow. 

 Young : No yellow on crown ; under parts tinged with pale brownish 



gray- 



Geographical Distribution : Pacific coast of North America, from Califor- 

 nia northward ; south in winter to Guatemala. 



Breeding Mange : Breeds sparingly on the high Sierra Nevada south- 

 ward nearly to Mt. Whitney. 



Breeding Season : July. 



Nest : A ball of green tree moss ; fastened to end of pine branch ; lined 

 with feathers and short hair. 



Eggs: 5 to 10 ; pale buffy, speckled with buff. Size 0.56 X 0.44. 



The. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet is a common 

 winter bird in the coast regions and elsewhere in Cali- 

 fornia west of the Sierra Nevada. He is such a fearless, 

 happy little chap, with his crown of bright orange and 

 his plump green body, that one is instinctively drawn 

 to him and comes to regard his merry " zee-zee-zee " as an 

 attractive sound in the woodland chorus. He will allow 

 you to come within a few feet of him and meets all 

 your friendly advances with charming trustfulness. This 

 sociability is only for the winter, however, when he has the 

 companionship of his fellow-kinglets for moral support 



