702 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. 



Family SYLVIIDtE. Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, 

 Old World Warblers, etc. 



The members of this family are among the sm.allest of our birds. 

 They are more or less migratory, although some, like the kinglets, 

 do not object to cold weather and may often be seen in the snow 

 covered woods, especially in early winter. The Gnatcatcher, on the 

 contrary, prefers a warmer climate and spends the winter from Florida 

 southward. The nests are built in the branches of trees, usually 

 some distance from the ground. 



Gnatcatcher. 



Kinglet. 



Subfamily REGULIN^. Kinglets. 



Genus REGULUS Cuvier. 



355. Regulus satrapa (Light.). 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



Distr.. North America east of the Rocky Mountains ; breeds from 

 New York and northern Michigan northward to Labrador and Kee- 

 watin, ranging in winter as far south as Texas and the Gulf states to 

 northern Florida. 



