Definition of Regulus regulus

1. Noun. European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch.

Exact synonyms: Goldcrest, Golden-crested Kinglet
Generic synonyms: Kinglet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Regulus Regulus

Regina
Reginald
Reginald Carey Harrison
Reginald Joseph Mitchell
Reginald Marsh
Reginan
Reginans
Regiomontanus
Regius professor
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur
Reglaecus
Regnellidium diphyllum
Regulus
Regulus calendula
Regulus regulus (current term)
Regulus satrata
Rehfuss method
Rehfuss stomach tube
Rehnquist
Rehoboam
Rehoboams
Reich
Reichel-Polya stomach resection
Reichenbachian
Reichert's cartilage
Reichert's cochlear recess
Reichert-Meissl number
Reichian
Reichians

Literary usage of Regulus regulus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"BC to cen. Calif, and nw. Nev.). Auk, xxxvi, 271, 1919. 463. Regulus satrapa satrapa Lichtenstein becomes Regulus regulus 464. ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"Wrens (Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes) were seen several times and the Goldcrest (Regulus regulus regulus) once. Rock and Meadow Pipits (Anthus ..."

3. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British by British Museum (Natural History), George Robert Gray, Adam White, James Francis Stephens, Frederick Smith, Henry Denny, Henry Tibbats Stainton, Edwin Shepherd (1848)
"The Dalmatian Regulus. Regulus modestas, Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 149; Temm. Man. d'Orn. Man. NH Ornith. ip 152. Motacilla proregulus, Pall. ..."

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