Plate LV. Male.
Upper parts dull greyish-olive; anterior part of forehead, lore, and a
line behind the eye, black; a greyish-white band across the forehead
over the eye; a semilunar band of black on the forehead and sides of
the head, enclosing a vermilion space; wings and tail dusky, edged
with greenish-yellow; secondary coverts, and first row of small
coverts tipped with greyish-white; lower parts greyish-white.
_Male_, 4-1/4, 6.
Pennsylvania. Only one specimen found.
Cuvier's Crested Wren, Regulus Cuvierii, Nutt. Man. v. i. p.
416.
Cuvier's Regulus, Regulus Cuvierii, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. i. p.
288.
132. 2. Regulus Satrapa, Lichtenstein. American Golden-crested
Kinglet.
Plate CLXXXIII. Male and Female.
Male with the upper parts yellowish-green, changing to ash-grey on the
neck and sides of the head, to greenish-yellow on the rump; a band of
greyish-white across the anterior part of the forehead, which, at the
eye, separates into two bands, one extending over, the other under the
eye; above this, a broadish band of black, also margining the head on
either side; the inner webs and tips of the feathers of this black
band pure yellow; the crown of the head, in the included space, bright
orange with silky gloss; a dusky spot at the anterior angle of the
eye; an obscure dusky line from the angle of the mouth to beneath the
eye; quills and coverts dusky, the former margined with
greenish-yellow; secondary coverts and first row of small coverts
broadly tipped with yellowish-white; base of all the quills, except
the four outer yellowish-white; from the seventh primary to the
innermost secondary but two, a broad bar of blackish-brown; tail
dusky, the feathers edged with greenish-yellow, lower parts
greyish-white. Female differs chiefly in having pale yellow
substituted for the flame colour of the crown, and less grey on the
hind neck. Young without coloured feathers on the head.
_Male_, 4, 7.
Breeds in Labrador and Newfoundland. In autumn migrates to the
Southern States, as far as Texas. Columbia River.
Golden-crested Wren, Sylvia Regulus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. i. p.
126.
Regulus cristatus, Bonap. Syn. p. 91.
American Fiery-crowned Wren, Regulus tricolor, Nutt. Man. v.
i. p. 420.
American Golden-crested Wren, Regulus tricolor, Aud. Orn.
Biog. v. ii. p. 476.