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. 133. 3. Regulus Calendula, Linn. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Plate CXCV. Male and Female. Upper parts greenish-olive, anteriorly tinged with grey, on the rump inclining to yellow; a patch of vermilion on the crown of the head; quills and tail dusky, edged with greenish-yellow; secondary coverts and first row of small coverts tipped with greyish-white, a circle of the same round the eye; lower parts greenish-white. Female similar, with the tints duller, especially the greenish-yellow of the wings. Young without the coloured patch on the crown, and more deeply tinged with yellow beneath. _Male_, 4-1/4, 6. Breeds in Labrador. In autumn migrates to the Southern States, as far as Texas. Abundant. Ruby-crowned Wren, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. i. p. 83. Regulus Calendula, Bonap. Syn. p. 91. Ruby-crowned Wren, Sylvia Calendula, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 415. Ruby-crowned Regulus, Regulus Calendula, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 546. GENUS II. SIALIA, Swains. BLUE BIRD. Bill of ordinary length, nearly straight, broader than high at the base, compressed toward the end; upper mandible with the dorsal line straight and slightly declinate, until near the end, when it becomes convex, the ridge narrow, the sides convex toward the end, the edges overlapping, with a distinct notch close to the narrow deflected tip; lower mandible with the angle of moderate length, and narrow, the dorsal line straight, the sides convex, the edges direct, the tip narrow. Nostrils basal, oval. Head rather large, ovate, neck short; body moderately full. Feet of ordinary length, rather slender; tarsus shorter than the middle toe and claw, its lower scutella only distinct; toes of moderate length, the first stouter, the lateral equal, the third much longer; the fourth adherent at the base; claws moderate, well curved, compressed, laterally grooved, acute. Plumage soft and blended; short bristles at the base of the upper mandible. Wings very long, pointed; the first quill very small, second, third, and fourth longest. Tail rather long, emarginate, of twelve rather strong feathers. 134. 1. Sialia Wilsoni, Swains. Common Blue Bird. Plate CXIII. Male, Female, and Young.