THE KINGBIRD. 



IN Wilson's time, Tyrant Flycatcher was the name 

 by which this bird was commonly known, and this 

 name, though clumsier, really tells more about his 

 nature than Kingbird. 



A tyrant in Greece 

 was a man who drove 

 out the reigning king 

 or rightful ruler. The 

 eagle has long been 

 called the King of 

 Birds, though by this 

 nothing more was 

 meant than that he 

 was among the most 

 powerful and majestic 

 birds. Even the eagle, 

 however, is attacked and driven off by this Tyrant 

 Flycatcher. 



Eagles are scarce to-day, and a battle between the 

 two birds is a rare sight, but it is a common sight to 

 see the Kingbird attack and drive off a Crow — a bird 

 nearly three times as large as himself. 



Those of you that have read or heard about the 



Fig. 9. — Kingbird. 



