. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . he name of Reguli. The ancient nameof one of these birds, T^o%/>.c»j, Trochilus, aviculse nomen, a REGULUS. KINGLET. 407 Tfo^o?, cursus, quod a 1gix<^i curro, festino, it being so calledbecause of its nitnbleness, would however be more appropriate,had it not already been given to the Humming birds. Butshould any one desire another generic
. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . he name of Reguli. The ancient nameof one of these birds, T^o%/>.c»j, Trochilus, aviculse nomen, a REGULUS. KINGLET. 407 Tfo^o?, cursus, quod a 1gix<^i curro, festino, it being so calledbecause of its nitnbleness, would however be more appropriate,had it not already been given to the Humming birds. Butshould any one desire another generic name, let him choosefrom among the following, which have all been applied to the Gold-crested Wren:—Calendula, Parus, Regulus, Regillus,Rex, Senator, Basiliscus, Regaliolus, Orchillus, Tyrannus,Motacilla, Sylvia, Passerculus. As to the English nomencla-ture, perhaps Kinglet is as good a common name as Wrenlet,but I should decidedly reject Wren, because it belongs pe-culiarly to another distinct genus. Perhaps however as thePari are named Tom-tits, Tit-mice, and Ox-eyes, some mayprefer naming the Reguli Tom-thumbs, Tit-nebs, or Pip-pops. 408 REGULUS AURICAPILLUS. THE GOLD-CROWNED KINGLET. GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. TIDLEY GOLDFINCH. MARYGOLD Motacilla Regulus. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 338. Sylvia Regulus. Lath. Ind. Orn. II. 548. Golden-crested Wren. Mont. Orn. Diet. Roitelet ordinaire. Sylvia Regulus. Temm. Man. dOrn. I. 229. Regulus cristatus, III. Regulus. Regulus auricapillus. Selb. Illustr. I. aurocapillus. Gold-crested Regulus. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 113. Plumage of the upper parts light yellowish-htoicn, of the lowerpale hrownish-grey ; the top of the head silky and reddish-orange,with a longitudinal band on each side of black feathers, of whichthe inner tvebs of the iiiner are lemon-yellow ; the cheeks yellow-ish-grey. Female similar, but tiith the croicn lemon-yellow. Male.—The Gold-crowned Kinglet, which is the smallestof our native birds,
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