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Golden-Crested Regulus

or KINGLET (Regulus cristatus), a beautiful bird belonging to the family Sylviadæ, distinguished by an orange crest. It is the smallest of British birds, being only about 3½ inches in length. The upper part of the body is yellowish olive green, all the under parts pale reddish white, tinged with green. Its nest is most commonly open at the top, but sometimes it is covered with a dome, and has an opening on one side. It is always ingeniously suspended beneath the branch, being the only instance of the kind among the birds of Great Britain. The eggs are 9 or 10 in number.