the 
p E.MALE golden-crowned gold-crest. 117 
Cdp ^ e ^ u ^ us cristatus ; and, should the Ilegulus igni- 
*Ri | > contrary to our expectations, also prove to be 
Mth-^t °f this country, it will be described along 
mate, in another volume of this work. All the 
c 0n ,. l °‘°gists state, that the latter is a native of this 
11 ' en t, whilst they take no notice whatever of the 
cert' • f Cristaf us, which, if not the only indigenous, is 
to l 111 v the more common species. This error seems 
t„. 0 ave originated with Vieillot, who, considering the 
s el ( . , s .P ec *es as but one, probably was not careful in 
ft* 110 ? the individual from which his drawing was 
bi r j C > he may, therefore, have chosen an European 
f 0] ‘‘ IU1, 1 unluckily of the other species, as both are 
jj 111 Europe. 
the/" c . ver tll 's may be, his figure is certainly that of 
s hor ; and, it is equally obvious, that his 
. description of the female can only apply to the 
l n e °f the Cristatus, which corroborates my opinion. 
Vjgji 1 , 6 (French) New Dictionary of Natural History, 
a n <j , °t distinguishes two varieties of Ilegulus cristatus, 
in , a o a in describes the Ignicapillus as the one he saw 
"e '? er * ca - If this observation could be replied upon, 
thi s S l0u ld admit that both species are inhabitants of 
V f j ° Ul ’try, although the present, which must be by 
j , le most numerous, is certainly not the Ignicapillus. 
dissp" 1 ” 1 ® 6 with Ray, Vieillot, and other authors, and 
"‘.from Liuue, Latham, Wilson, and Temminck, 
Spp* c ^ 1D g the propriety of placing these birds in a 
cl l , a , 1 at<> genus from Sylvia, and I have therefore 
ge n the generic name adopted by Wilson. This 
a 0(l ,, J, ’ms a link intermediate to the genera Sylvia 
of It is small both in the number and size 
li'iro'’ s P ec * es > consisting of the two smallest of the 
a r ti birds, one of which is the subject of this 
Cr es ,p! au American species, the ruby-crowned gold- 
a tl( i fvgulus calendulas,') so well described by Wilson ; 
T , a fourth from Asia. 
gen , most obvious characters that distinguish the 
tts Regulus from Sylvia are, the bill remarkably 
