. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . Generic Characters.—Beak very slender, short, straight,dilated at the base, and compressed towards the point; edgeof the mandible slightly turned in; nostrils oval, covered bytwo small, stiff, arched feathers, with slight disunited webs,Wings of moderate length, the first quill very short, thesecond and eighth equal, the fourth and fifth the longest inthe wing. Legs slender; the middle toe united at its basewith the external, the posterior the strongest of all; tailsloping, and composed of ten feathers. EUBY-CEOWNED
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . Generic Characters.—Beak very slender, short, straight,dilated at the base, and compressed towards the point; edgeof the mandible slightly turned in; nostrils oval, covered bytwo small, stiff, arched feathers, with slight disunited webs,Wings of moderate length, the first quill very short, thesecond and eighth equal, the fourth and fifth the longest inthe wing. Legs slender; the middle toe united at its basewith the external, the posterior the strongest of all; tailsloping, and composed of ten feathers. EUBY-CEOWNED KINGLET. Regulus calendula. Motacilla calendula, Linnj5US. Regulus calendula, Lichtenstein. xIudubon. Wilson. Bonapaete. Sylvia calendula, NuTTAiL; Man., vol. i., p. 415. Le Hoitelet ruhris, Bufeon, 373. Specific Characters.—General plumage like that of the otherGoldcrests. The silky feathers of the crown of the head vermilion;under parts greyish white. Length four inches and a quarter;wing six inches; beak one-third of an inch; tarsus three-fourthsof an K U B Y - C R O W N E D KINGLET, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. 109 The introduction of this beautiful and very distinctspecies of one of tlie smallest birds of tlie new worldinto the European and British fauna, may perhapsexcite a smile of incredulity in some of my the facts connected with its capture in the ScotchHighlands are conclusive, and cannot admit of doubt. During my residence in Edinburgh, in 1859, I receiveda letter from Mr. Robert Gray, of Glasgow, informingme that the Ruby-crested Wren had been shot onthe banks of Loch Lomond, by Dr. Dewar. Theoriginal specimen had been presented to Mr. Gould,but Mr. Gray kindly sent me an accurate and beautifuldrawing of the bird, made by Mr. Sinclair, which Ihave much pleasure in introducing into my work. Anotice of its capture I had the pleasure of giving at oneof the meetings of the Physical Society. Having quite satisfied myself by repeated correspon-dence, tha
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