What is "titlene"

Titling \Tit"ling\, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.]

1. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs.

      The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird.
      --Holland.

   2. The meadow pipit.

2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.

n. (alternative form of titling English)