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Field Marks. Dull greenish coloration, chickadee-like restlessness and custom 
of hanging head downward from pendant sprays are characteristic. Their fine, sharp con- 
versational “ Tsee-tsee-tsee’s ” soon become familiar and are easily recognized. 
748. Golden -crowned Kinglet (Including Western Golden -crowned Kinglet), 
golden-chested wren, goldcrest. Regvlus satrapa. L, 4-07. Plate LXXIX B. 
Diminutive birds, yellowish green above, dull white below. Crown black with large central 
spot of lemon-yellow or lemon-yellow and orange. Face showing prominent white eyebrow- 
line against black edge of crown. Juveniles have the characteristic face mark, but are 
without coloured spot on crown. 
Distinctions. The two Kinglets, so nearly alike in size and general coloration, can 
generally be easily separated by the colours of the crowns. When crown-spots are absent 
the presence of the white eyebrow and black crown streaks on the face are distinctive. 
Field Marks. Very small, chickadee-like birds, often in flocks flitting in and out of 
the foliage, sometimes up high in the largest trees. Dull, even greenish coloration. The 
yellow or yellow and orange crown-spots and the black and white eyebrow-lines are the 
best field marks for the species. 
Nesting. Generally in coniferous trees. Nest pensile, of green mosses, lined with 
fine strips of soft inner bark, fine rootlets, and feathers. 
Distribution. Northern North America. In Canada, across the Dominion, north to 
lake Athabaska and northern British Columbia; rare in the mid-prairie parts. 
SUBSPECIES. The Eastern Golden-crowned Kinglet Regvlus satrapa satrapa 
extends west probably to the mountains. In British Columbia and the adjacent mountain 
slopes in Alberta occurs the Western Golden-crowned Regvlus satrapa olivaceus, showing a 
slightly intenser green above. 
After long, birdless hunting, one may often be surrounded by a large 
flock of these feathered mites, flitting in and out of the dense foliage and 
darting hither and thither so restlessly as to make it difficult to see distinc- 
tive points. They seem indifferent to the observer’s presence and yet more 
or less attracted to it. Some hang head downward from a swaying bunch of 
twigs, without regard to horizontal or perpendicular, as they gravely 
investigate the under surfaces for succulent morsels, and others work in 
and out on the trunks and branches surveying every crevice with micro- 
scopic eye and keeping up a continual interchange of fine, sharp “Tse-tse-tse’s”. 
For a minute the observer is kept looking this way and that, hardly getting 
his eye on a bird before his attention is distracted to the next in a most 
disconcerting manner. Suddenly the confusion grows less, the foliage is 
empty — the happy crowd has worked away. 
749. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Including Sitka Kinglet), ruby-crowned wren. 
Regvlus calendula. L, 4*07. Plate LXXIX B. Diminutive birds like the Golden-crowned 
Kinglet; yellowish green above; dull white below. Crown of male with spot of bright 
red. No face marks except a vague lightening about the eye. 
Distinctions. The two Kinglets, so nearly alike in general colour and size, may be easily 
separated by the crown and face coloration. The crown-spot of this species is bright red in- 
stead of yellow or yellow and orange, and the face never shows a distinct eyebrow stripe or 
other marking than a dull lightening about the eye. 
Field Marks. Very small chickadee-like birds, often in flocks in dense foliage. DuU, 
even greenish coloration, with evenly coloured face vaguely lightening about eye to a faint 
interrupted eye-ring; without eyebrow stripe; with or without bright red crown patch. It 
will be noted that the Ruby-crowned has the habit of fluttering its wings occasionally during 
momentary pauses in its movement, which is not shared by the Golden-crowned. This, 
though not an absolute proof of identity, will often suggest the species. 
Nesting. In coniferous trees; nest of moss and fine strips of bark neatly interwoven 
and lined with feathers — usually semi-pensile. 
Distribution. Northern North America. In Canada, across the Dominion, north 
to the limit of trees. 
