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Definition of Regulus calendula
1. Noun. American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regulus Calendula
Literary usage of Regulus calendula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"regulus calendula (LINN.). Ruby-crowned Kinglet. ... regulus calendula LIGHT.
Verz. Doubl. 1823, 35. [B 161, C 21, R3o, €33.] GEOG. DIST. ..."
2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"... Lower California; south in winter to the tableland of Mexico and Guatemala.
a. regulus calendula calendula (LINN.EUS). Ruby-crowned Kinglet. [749. ..."
3. The Birds of Long Island by Jacob P. Giraud (1844)
"Ruby-crowned Regulus, regulus calendula, Aud. Orn. Biog. Specific Character—A
patch of bright vermilion on the crown; upper parts greenish-olive ; lower ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"[B-, C—, R-, C-.] GEOG. DIST. — Coast region of Oregon and California from Astoria,
Oregon, to Marin County, California. 749(7. regulus calendula ..."