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KEY AND DESCRIPTION 



FAMILY II. KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS, WARBLEHS 

 (SYLVIIDjE) 



This family includes a large subfamily (100 species) of 

 Old World Warblers not represented in America, and two 



small subfamilies rep- 

 resented in our fauna. 

 The Kinglets are very 

 small, musical, tree- 

 loving, active, oliva- 

 ceous birds, with, in 

 ,;\>^^hj»| the adult, some bright 

 yellow or red on the 

 crown, and a short, 

 even or notched tail. 

 „ ,, , „. , The Gnatcatchers are 



Golden-orowned Kmglet ■ i i 



very small, sprightly, 



ashy-colored, woodland birds, with long, graduated tails. Our 



species build very beautiful nests among the high branches of 



the trees. 



Key to the Species 



* Outer (under) tail feathers shortest i and white ; tarsus soutellate ; ^ 



colors gray 3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 



* Outer (under) tail feathers about the longest and without white; 



tarsus booted ; ^ colors, olive-green with usually a yellow, orange, or 

 ruby-colored spot on the crown. (A.) 



A. Crown patch bright-colored, bordered with black 



1. Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



A. Crown patch, if present, ruby-colored, but without black 



2. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



1. Golden-crowned Kinglet (748. Rdgulus satrapa). — Avery 

 small, olive-green-backed, whitish-bellied bird, with a bright 

 crown patch of gold or orange color, margined with black. The 



