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the Alleghanies it breeds as far southward as North Caro- 

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

 , . , ber, and in the winter may be found in 



Nuthatch varying numbers from Massachusetts to 

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

 Plate Lxxi. higher, thinner, and more drawled 

 than the vigorous yanh, yank of the White- breasted 

 Nuthatch, and suggests the sound produced by a penny 

 trumpet. 



Kinglets, Gnatcatchbrs, etc. (Family Sylviidjb.) 



Of the three subfamilies included in this family 

 we have representatives in eastern North America of 

 only two — the two Kinglets of the subfamily Regu- 

 lime and the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the subfamily 

 Polioptilince. 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 alons the 

 Goiden-crowned ^'"^^^^ ^f the Alleghanies to North Car- 



Kinglet, olina. In its autumnal migration it 

 Jteguius satrapa. reaches the vicinity of New York city 

 about September 20, and during the 

 winter may be found in varying numbers from Maine to 

 Florida. 



The Golden-crown flits 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 five or six fine shrill, high-pitched. 



