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tlie A]leo:lianies it breeds as far soiitliward as TvTortli Caro- 

 lina. It comes to us from the north early in Septem- 

 ber, and in the winter may be found in 

 Nuthatch varying nunil^ers from Massachusetts to 

 Sitta canadensis. the Gulf States. Its call -note is 

 Plate LXXI. higher, thinner, and more drawled 

 than the vigorous yanl:, yanh of the White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, and suggests the sound produced by a penny 

 trumpet. 



Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, etc. (Family Sylviid.e.) 



Of the three subfamihes included in this family 

 we have representatives in eastern North America of 

 only two — the two Kinglets of the suljfaniily Eegit- 

 llncB and the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the subfamily 

 Polioptilina}. The Gnatcatcher is a southern bird, oc- 

 curring only locally or as a straggler north of Maryland. 

 The Kinglets are both more northern in their distri- 

 bution. 



The Golden-crowned Kinglet nests from the north- 

 ern tier of States northward and southward along the 



„ ,^ , crests of the AllcKhanies to North Car- 



Golden-crowned ^ 



Kinglet olina. In its autumnal migration it 



Reguius satrapa. readies the vicinity of New York city 



Plate Lxxii. ^^^^^^^ September 2o, and during the 



winter may be found in varying numbers from Maine to 



Florida. 



The Golden-crown ilits about the terminal twigs in its 

 search for insect food and reminds one somewhat of the 

 smaller, tree-inhabiting Warblers in habits. Its call is a 

 fine ti, ti, one of the highest and least noticeable notes 

 uttered by birds. Its song, which is rarely heard except 

 in its nesting range, is described by Mr. Brewster as begin- 

 ning with a succession of fi\e or six tine shrill, high-pitched. 



