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Definition of Gray kingbird
1. Noun. A kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird.
Generic synonyms: Kingbird, Tyrannus Tyrannus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gray Kingbird
Literary usage of Gray kingbird
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1894)
"I at once hastened to the spot, and to my delight found a veritable gray kingbird
perched on the top of a flag pole about fifty feet high in a private yard. ..."
2. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"The third key southwest of Big Pine Key showed Florida yellow-throats, turkey
vulture, Key West vireo, Florida cardinal, gray kingbird, yellow-billed cuckoo ..."
3. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"The gray kingbird is a common summer resident of parts of our South Atlantic
States, arriving early in May. It resembles the Kingbird in appearance, ..."
4. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species, and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"gray kingbird. Ad.— Upper parts ashy gray ; a concealed orange-red crown patch;
... The gray kingbird is a common summer resident of parts of our South ..."
5. Year books by Plainfield High School (Plainfield, N.J.) (1919)
"The third key southwest of Big Pine Key showed Florida yellow-throats, turkey
vulture, Key West vireo, Florida cardinal, gray kingbird, yellow-billed cuckoo ..."
6. Color Key to North American Birds: With Bibliographical Appendix by Frank Michler Chapman, Chester Albert Reed (1912)
"Nevada, northeast California and western British Columbia; winters south of United
States, to Central and South America. 445. gray kingbird (Tyrannus ..."
7. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1890)
"gray kingbird. Color leaden gray above; concealed orange crown patch. Accidental in
Massachusetts (from the South), possibly also in New Jersey. ..."
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