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THE AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA. KINGLET KINGLET (regulus cristatus, Kay), a well known European bird, often called gold- en-crowned warbler and wren. It is 3 in. long, yellowish olive-green above and yellowish gray below, with an orange-yellow crest bordered on each side with black. Though a permanent resident in Great Britain, considerable num- bers come from the north in winter; they are fond of fir woods, very sociable with the titmice and creepers, hopping actively from 1. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Kegulus cristatus). 2. Ruby- crowned Kinglet (Kegulus calendula). branch to branch and clinging in various posi- tions to the twigs in search of small insects. The nest is neat and cup-shaped, made of moss and lined with feathers, so suspended from three or four twigs that the branch shelters the opening ; the eggs are six to ten ; the fe- male is very bold when hatching, and both sex- es are very attentive to the young ; the song is soft and pleasing. There are two nearly allied species of this genus in North America : KING'S the ruby-crowned and golden-crested king- let or wren, the R. calendula and satrapa of Lichtenstein, the former with a concealed crim- son and the latter with an orange-red crown. KINGMAN, a S. county of Kansas, recently formed, and not included in the census of 1870 ; area, 540 sq. m. It is intersected by the Ne-ne Squaw river. KINGS, a S. E. county of New York, form- ing the W. extremity of Long Island ; area, 72 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 419,921. It lies between the East river and New York harbor and the Atlantic ocean, embracing several small islands adjacent to the coast. A range of drift hills, from 50 to 300 ft. above tide water, crosses it from S. W. to N. E. The soil is a light sandy loam, capable of varied cultivation. The South Side railroad of Long Island, the Brooklyn, Bath, and Coney Island railroad, and the Brooklyn Central branch of the Long Island railroad pass through it. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 44,600 bushels of Indian corn, 547,375 of potatoes, and 2,057 tons of hay. There were on farms 1,241 horses, 16 mules and asses, 1,148 milch cows, 67 other cattle, and 750 swine. There are numerous manufacturing establishments, chiefly in Brook- lyn, the county seat. In 1873 a proposition for the incorporation of the county towns with the city of Brooklyn was submitted to a popu- lar vote, which resulted adversely. KING'S. I. A S. central county of New Bruns- wick, Canada, drained by the St. John river ; area, 1,408 sq. m. ; pop. in 1871, 24,593, of whom 10,841 were of Irish, 8,279 of English, 2,705 of Scotch, and 1,136 of German descent. It is traversed by the European and North Ameri- can and the Intercolonial railways. The sur- face is diversified by a succession of hills, some of which, as the Pisgah, Piccadilla, and Moose hills, rise to a considerable height. The whole county, with its large tracts of intervals and meadow, bays, and rivers, presents a varied