Nest and Eggs of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet [Regiiliis calendula). — 

 My friend, Mr. Frank W. RitclTie, of Ottiiwa, who is at present attending 

 I^ishop's College, at Lennoxville, Qiiebec, has kindly furnished me with 

 the following description of these rarities for publication in 'The Auk.' 



"A nest of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet was found by two friends of mine, 

 near Lennoxville. on May 15, 1S82. The nest was pensile, and was at- 

 taclu-il to a lii-aucli ol'a -mall ti'ec. a feel rr..iii the ground. It was 



composed ol" liiu' iMo--. r\e!il\ and [irmly lelud. and u;i- lined with liriglit 

 fealhers of the Wild Pigeon, d'he in-ide was aInioM eniirel^ hidde)i from 

 view h\ the uppe)' I'ealhers ol" the lining being canglit al the edge of ihe 

 nest: curving gracefully toward the eentre. their jioints almost meeting, 

 they left but a small opening. The nest measured ten inches (n cir- 

 cumference outside, and was three inches in depth inside. It contained 

 nine eggs, one of them a Cow Bunting's. One of the Kinglet's eggs which 

 X examined, and which is still preserved in the Museum of Bishop's Col- 

 lege, measures .53 X .40. It is of a dirty creamy-white ground-color, 

 clouded with small, faint spots of a darker tint, which are irregularly dis- 

 tributed over the entire surface, excepting near the larger end, where there 

 is a band of dull yellowish-brown. The centre of this band is darkest, 

 the color gradually lessening in intensity toward the edges. 



"The identification of the parents was nearly perfect. My friends were 

 very familiar with the species, and examined these birds several times, as 

 they sat on the nest or perched on the adjoining boughs." 



I am informed by Mr. Ritchie that the nest has been destroyed and only 

 the one egg remains of the clutch. Through Mr. Ritchie's kind oflicethe 

 President of the College has courteously permitted this egg to be sent to 

 me for examination so that I am enabled to verily the description given. 

 . Mr. Ritchie states that another of the eggs of this clutch which he had 

 compared with the one described was of exactly the same size, color, and 

 markings. — Montague Ciiambeiu.ain, St. John. N. B. 



Auk, I, Jan., 1884. p. ^O-'f/. 



„ After watching the 

 Rub^-c rowned Kinglet for over a week build- 

 ing the nest, and just when they had it com- 

 pleted the female disappeared, and I feel badly, 

 the nest is now finished, but the birds gone! 

 I cannot account for it; it is the first I ever 

 discovered. The J kept about for a few days 

 after the ? left, and I shot him, and have him 

 set up. I can get the nest but no eggs. ' 



0,&0. :&1Y.^ . 1889 p,//. //mi^J^^^^ ' 

 Nest and Eggs of the Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet. ^-^^ 



On June 9th, Harry Austen secured a nest 

 and eleven eggs of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet j 

 at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. His notes of last 

 year will be remembered by our readers. His 

 record stands first. 



O.&Q, ^y. ao&e. i&'&O, p.ee 



June 23. — He found a nest of the Euby- ! 

 crowned Kinglet, {Regulus calendula,) in a 

 dense fir thicket placed on the limb of a 

 tree close to the trunk, and about twelve i 

 feet from the ground. In it were four 

 young with wings almost fit for flight. 



