Goldcrest \Gold"crest`\ (g[=o]ld"kr[e^]st`), n. (Zool.) The European golden-crested kinglet ({Regulus cristatus}, or {Regulus regulus}); -- called also {golden-crested wren}, and {golden wren}. The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. See {Kinglet}. [1913 Webster]
Kinglet \King"let\, n. 1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa}), and the rubycrowned kinglet ({Regulus calendula}), are the most common American species. The common English kinglet ({Regulus cristatus}) is also called {golden-crested wren}, {moonie}, and {marigold finch}. The kinglets are often popularly called {wrens}, both in America and England.