FAMILY TyrannidcB 



ington and Oregon but rarely west of the 

 mountains. 



Arkansas kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis. 

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Distribution: Western United States and 

 Canada from British Columbia to Mexico, 

 and from the Pacific Coast east to the Mis- 

 sissippi Valley. Wintering throughout Mexico 

 and south to Guatemala. 



The Arkansas kingbird or western king- 

 bird, is slightly larger than its eastern cousin, 

 with yellowish underparts, and is common in 

 the open country along water courses where 

 it frequents the willows and cottonwoods 

 during the nesting season. It is also found 

 far from water about the ranches and cattle 

 pens where it may be seen perched on fence 

 posts and scrubby trees, darting at the pass- 

 ing flying insects upon which it feeds. The 

 nest of the Arkansas kingbird is placed in 

 small trees or bushes or on ledges of rock in 

 the broken hill country, and sometimes on 

 beams or posts about the ranch buildings. 

 The Arkansas kingbird is said not to be so 

 quarrelsome as other kingbirds, and one ob- 

 server noted a Say phoebe, Swainson hawk 

 and Arkansas kingbird nesting in the same 

 tree, all on the best of terms. 

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