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Definition of Ruby-crowned wren
1. Noun. American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruby-crowned Wren
Literary usage of Ruby-crowned wren
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Manitoba by Ernest Thompson Seton (1891)
"to shoot one, and was surprised to find it a ruby-crowned wren, for the volume
of sound would have done credit to a much larger bird. ..."
2. The Birds of Long Island by Jacob P. Giraud (1844)
"ruby-crowned wren, Sylvia calendula, Nutt. Man. ... About the middle of April
the ruby-crowned wren arrives from the South, and frequents the orchards, ..."
3. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Kinglet family Called also: RUBY-CROWNED
WREN; RUBY-CROWNED WARBLER Length—4.25 to 4.5 inches. ..."
4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The ruby-crowned wren, R. calen- Fig IOJ. dula, Licht., of North America, ...
Its song is clear, varied, and harmonious, charm- ruby-crowned wren, ..."
5. The Birds of Manitoba by Ernest Thompson Seton (1891)
"to shoot one, and was surprised to find it a ruby-crowned wren, for the volume
of sound would have done credit to a much larger bird. ..."
6. The Birds of Long Island by Jacob P. Giraud (1844)
"ruby-crowned wren, Sylvia calendula, Nutt. Man. ... About the middle of April
the ruby-crowned wren arrives from the South, and frequents the orchards, ..."
7. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Kinglet family Called also: RUBY-CROWNED
WREN; RUBY-CROWNED WARBLER Length—4.25 to 4.5 inches. ..."
8. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The ruby-crowned wren, R. calen- Fig IOJ. dula, Licht., of North America, ...
Its song is clear, varied, and harmonious, charm- ruby-crowned wren, ..."
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