单词 | golden-crowned wren |
释义 | > as lemmasgolden-crowned wren golden-crowned wren n. either of two kinglets with a bright yellow crest: (originally) the goldcrest, Regulus regulus (Obsolete); (in later use) the similar golden-crowned kinglet, R. satrapa, of North America. ΚΠ 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 227 The golden-crown'd Wren: Regulus cristatus. 1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 105 The feeble little golden-crowned wren, that shadow of a bird, braves our severest frosts. 1864 Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Montreal 50/1 (list) Regulus Satrapa, Licht. Golden-crowned Wren. 1990 Pennsylvania Birds Jan. 4/1 Those crowns have led to such nicknames as ‘flame-crest’, ‘gold-crest’, ‘fiery-colored wren’ and ‘golden-crowned wren,’. < as lemmas |
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