King"let (k&ibreve;ng"l&ebreve;t), n.
1. A little king; a weak or insignificant
king. Carlyle.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several
species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family
Sylviidæ.
&fist; The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa), and
the rubycrowned kinglet (R. calendula), are the most common
American species. The common English kinglet (R. cristatus) is
also called golden-crested wren, moonie, and
marigold finch. The kinglets are often popularly called
wrens, both in America and England.
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