214 BIRDS—SYLVIIDZ. 
the stump over, tearing away a part, and not till then did the bird come 
out. Iam certain that it was a female bluebird, but every one of the five 
eggs were pure white. Ealso noticed that, unlike the Woodpecker’s, the 
bottom of the cavity was well bedded with grass; strictly a bluebird’s 
nest. The eggs were nearly ready to hatch, and I could save but four, 
poor specimens. I examined the embryos, however, carefully, and they 
had the bill and feet of a szalea. It is a variation entirely new to me, 
although I have seen hundreds of bluebird’s eggs. I have no doubt, 
whatever, of its identity.” 
FAMILY SYLVIID&. THESYLVIAS. 
Primaries ten; the first about half the length of second. Basal joint of middle toe 
shorter than that of the inner toe, united to the outer for about two-thirds, to the 
inner for about one half its length. ‘Tarsus longer than middle toe and claw Gonys 
more than half the length of the under jaw. Bill very weak and slender, little decurved 
or notched at tip. Nostrils exposed. Very small—under six inches long. 
Sub-family REGULIN A. Kine Lets. 
Tarsus booted. Wings longer than the emaryinate tail. Nostrils overhung by bristly 
feathers. 
GENUS REGULUS. Cuvier. 
Rictus well bristled Tarsi elongated, exceeding considerably the middle toe. Lat- 
eral toes about equal. Claws much eurved. Tail feathers acuminate. 
REGULUS CALENDULA (L.) Licht. 
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet. 
Regulus calendula, KIRTLAND, Ohio Geolog. Surv., 1838, 163, 183.—Rap, Proc. Philad. 
Acad. Nat. Sci., vi, 1853, 395.—-WHEATON, Ohio Agric..Rep. for 1860, 363; Re- 
print, 1861, 5; Food of Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1¢74, 562; Reprint, 1875, 
2.—LANGDON, Cat. Birds of Cin., 1877, 3; Revised List, Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., 
i, 1879, 170; Reprint, 4. 
Motacilla calendula, LINNZXUS, Syst. Nat. i, 1776, 337. 
Regulus calendula, ‘‘ LICHTENSTEIN, Verz, 1823.” 
Above greenish olive, below whitish, wings and tail dusky, edged with greenish or 
yellowish, wing coverts whitish tipped. Crown with a rich scarlet patch in both 
sexes (but wanting in both the first year), no black about head, bill and feet black. 
Length 4-44; wing 24-23; tail 14-14. 
Habitat, North America. 
Abundant. Spring and fall migrant. Said to remain in small num- 
bers in Northeastern Ohio through the summer. 
The Ruby-crowned Kinglet, or Wren as it is most frequently though 
