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Definition of Kingbird
1. Noun. Large American flycatcher.
Generic synonyms: Flycatcher, New World Flycatcher, Tyrant Bird, Tyrant Flycatcher
Group relationships: Genus Tyrannus, Tyrannus
Specialized synonyms: Arkansas Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus Vociferans, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Kingbird, Grey Kingbird, Petchary, Tyrannus Domenicensis Domenicensis
Definition of Kingbird
1. n. A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds.
Definition of Kingbird
1. Noun. A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kingbird
1. an American bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Kingbird
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Kingbird
Literary usage of 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 (1898)
"... iI suppose it is the same kingbird which, with another, nests near by.— THOMAS B.
BERGEN, Cambridge, Muss. Habits of the Blue Jay. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"THE kingbird OR BEE MARTIN.— In the rural life of American boys it is always with
pleasure that the frequent scene is beheld of the kingbird (Tyrannus ..."
3. Bird Portraits by Ernest Thompson Seton, Ralph Hoffmann (1901)
"The kingbird, in particular, the head of the house, is noted for his constant
attacks on ... The kingbird gets above his victim and darts down at its head; ..."
4. The Second Book of Birds: Bird Families by Harriet (Mann) Miller, Olive Thorne Miller (1901)
"The Western kingbird differs in color from the Eastern. ... For the Western
kingbird, the ARKANSAS kingbird of the books, is a rather jolly fellow, ..."
5. Popular Science News (1902)
"One of the longest of these he ever wrote was on the kingbird, ... We have as
the type of this group the kingbird, a species found all over North ..."
6. Sketches of Some Common Birds by P[erley] M[ilton] Silloway (1897)
"Once in August a kingbird that was perched on the telegraph wire ahead of me
audaciously attacked a young red-headed woodpecker not yet in permanent colors, ..."
7. The Wilson Bulletin by Wilson Ornithological Club, Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Wilson Ornithological Society (1904)
"AN IMPROVIDENT kingbird. LYNDS JONES. One of the Oberlin public school teachers
has given me a ... kingbird ..."
8. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"The kingbird arrives in its summer haunts in April and May, and prolongs its
sojourn until September, when it migrates south. The male has the crown flame ..."
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