ruby-crowned kinglet

[ roo-bee-kround ]

noun

1. an olive-gray, American kinglet, Regulus calendula, the male of which has an erectile, ruby crest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ruby-crowned kinglet¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

The Ruby-crowned Kinglet was piping in an evergreen tree near by, but him I had been hearing for several days.

From Project Gutenberg

During its migrations it is often associated with the titmouse and the ruby-crowned kinglet.

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We hear the note of the ruby-crowned kinglet (regulus calendula) which some one says sounds like "Chappie, chappie, jackfish."

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