Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a red patch on the poll: as, the ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula.
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Examples
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Suspecting a ruby-crowned kinglet, I confirmed its identity on the app, then hit the birdsong play button.
This App Is for the Birds Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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We saw an energetic, olive-colored bird in the sugar bush, a ruby-crowned kinglet, which Eric called the smallest bird with the biggest song.
The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010
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Common birds include the mountain bluebird, chestnut-backed chickadee, red-breasted nuthatch, ruby-crowned kinglet, pygmy nuthatch, gray jay, Steller's jay, and Clark's nutcracker.
Southern Rocky Mountain Steppe - OpenWoodland - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey) 2009
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In October, white-and-golden-crowned sparrows, several races of fox sparrows, hermit thrushes, ruby-crowned kinglets, and Audubon's warblers are present.
California Coastal Range Open Woodland-Shrub-Coniferous Forest - Meadow Province (Bailey) 2009
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Billy Trentini sneezed, and that was the end of the ruby-crowned kinglet, which took off like a shot into the woods.
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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What does a ruby-crowned kinglet look like, Ms. Weston?
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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Billy Trentini sneezed, and that was the end of the ruby-crowned kinglet, which took off like a shot into the woods.
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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I have heard about a sighting of a ruby-crowned kinglet still here in this area.
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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What does a ruby-crowned kinglet look like, Ms. Weston?
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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I have heard about a sighting of a ruby-crowned kinglet still here in this area.
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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