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REGULUS CRISTATUS. 



(GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN.) 



The Golden-crowned Wren, Edw. Nat. Hist. v. p. 95, pi. 254 (1758). 



Motacilla regulus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 338. no. 48 (1766). 



Sylvia regulus, Scop. Ann. I. Hist. Nat. p. 161 (1769). 



Sylvia regulus, Scop., Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. p. 548. no. 152 (1790). 



Regulus cristatus, Koch, Baier. Zool. p. 199 (1816). 



Regulus aureo-capillus, Meyer, Taschenb. deutsch. Vogelk. iii. p. 108 (1822). 



Regulus crococephalus, C. L. Brehm, Beitr. Vogelk. ii. p. 120 (1822). 



Regulus flavicapillus, Naumann, Vog. Deutschl. iii. p. 968 (1823). 



Regulus septentrionalis, C. L. Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. p. 479 (1831). 



Regulus chrysocephalus, C. L. Brehm, torn. cit. p. 481 (1831). 



Regulus auricapillus, Selby, Brit. Orn. i. p. 229 (1833). 



Regulus vulgaris, Flem. fide Bp. Consp. Gen. Av. i. p. 291 (1850). 



"Regulus maderensis, Hare," Bolle, Journ. fur Om. 1857, p. 284 (nee Vem. Hare). 



"Regulus himalayensis, Blyth," Jerdon, B. of India, ii. p. 206 (1863). 



Regulus japonicus, Bp. fide Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 336. 



Golden-crested Wren, Goldcrest, English ; Roitelet ordinaire, French ; Goldhdhnchen, gelb- 

 kopfige Goldhdhnchen, German ; Regolo, Italian ; het Goudhaantje, Dutch ; Guultoppet- 

 Fuglekonge, Stjernekonge, Danish ; Fuglekonge, Norwegian ; Kungsfogel, Swedish ; Hippi- 

 kerttunen, Finnish ; Coroleok jeltowlosey, Russian. 



Figurm notabiles. 



Werner, Atlas, Insectivores, pi. 60; Kjterb. Orn. Dan. taf. 24; Fritsch, Vog. Eur. taf. 19. 

 figs. 5, 6 ; Naumann, Vog. Deutschl. taf. 93. figs. 1, 2, 3 ; Sundevall, Sv. Fogl. pi. xv. fig. 2 ; 

 Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 148. fig. 1 ; id. B. of Asia, pt. xxi. ; id. B. of G. Brit. ii. pi. lxix. ; 

 Bettoni, Ucc. Lomb. tav. 106. 



6 ad. fronte brunnescenti-grisea, vertice croceo fascia nigra utrinque marginato: dorso et uropygio olivaceis, 

 hoc virescente lavato, illo vix griseo adumbrate- : remigibus nigricanti-fuscis, margiuibus exterioribus 

 (in quibusdam interruptis) virescenti-flavis, secundariis ad basin albis et eodem colore apicatis : tec- 

 tricibus alarum conspicue albido terminatis : rectricibus fuscis, extus flavo virescente marginatis : 

 capite laterali cinerascenti-brunneo, loris et regione oculari brunnescenti-albidis : corpore subtiis 

 grisescenti-albido, abdomine centrali vix flavido lavato : rostro nigricanti-brunneo : iride fusca : pedi- 

 bus brunneis. 



2 ad. mari similis, sed sordidiore et vertice luteo. 



Pullus fceminae similis sed vertice nigricanti-fusco olivaceo immixto, corpore subtiis grisescentiore, abdomine 

 imo et subcaudalibus cervino lavatis. 



