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golden-crowned kinglet

American  
[gohl-duhn kround] / ˈgoʊl dən ˌkraʊnd /

noun

  1. a yellowish-green kinglet, Regulus satrapa, of North America, having a yellow or orange patch on the top of the head.


Etymology

Origin of golden-crowned kinglet

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

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A day after we spoke, in fact, Parkins sent along a photo of a dead golden-crowned kinglet that she’d watched collide with a window near Central Park.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2020

It was the body of a golden-crowned kinglet, an unlucky one, that had crashed into the iconic Toronto-Dominion Center building somewhere above.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012

In late fall this band is often joined by the golden-crowned kinglet and the brown creeper.

From The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers by Burroughs, John

Their feather suits are so warm that some of our smallest and weakest birds are able to stay with us, like the chickadee and the golden-crowned kinglet.

From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth

It may indeed have been the winter-wren, but from my own observation I believe the golden-crowned kinglet quite capable of such a performance.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

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