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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 30. 



Order: Passeres. 

 Family: Tyrannidae. 



KING BIRD. 



Genus: Tyrannus. 

 Species: T. tyrannus. 



Distribution: 



A common summer resident of New England. 



Date of Arrival: 

 Early May. 



Date of Depart we: 

 September. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts blackish gray, wings browner, pale edged, 

 crown black, centered with flame color, tail black, wliite 

 tipped. Bill and feet black. Length about 8.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 Querulous twitters. 



Haunts: 



Woodland, orchards and gardens. 



