AVERY BIRD COLLECTION 67 
Hummingbirds were recorded as abundant in Baldwin 
County, Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 1892. 
No. 560. Female. Greensboro. Aug. 11, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
INO sarete tee Female. No data. 
INO Aces Male. No data. 
1038. TYRANNUS TYRANNUS (Linnezus). 
KINGBIRD. 
“Bee Martin.” “Bee-Bird.” 
The first mention found of this species is under date of 
June 9, 1876, when Dr. Avery entered in his journal, as 
No. 15, an adult male taken at Greensboro. He writes: 
“Stomach contained insects alone. A most useful bird 
although he destroys a few bees. Who knows how many 
thousands of cotton flies this active little bird may de- 
stroy? His wings being formed for rapid and powerful 
flight, he seems to be the terror of carnivorous birds, at 
least of the heavier and more awkward genera, known 
by ornithologists as buzzards. The hawk proper or blue- 
darter as it is. stupidly called, would be more than a 
match for this tyrant.” 
The following is an entry made sometime in June, 1876 
(though not dated), in the Doctor’s ‘“Oological Register,” 
as he called it: 
“No.5-15 Nest of Tyrannus carolinensis (Bee-bird). 
This nest was far out on one of the later branches of a 
sweet gum (liquidambar tree). In attempting to pull in 
the limb and secure the nest, the limb parted company 
with the stem to which it was attached and threw all the 
eggs to the ground, very much to my disappointment as 
it was the first nest of a bee-bird hat I had ever seen. 
The eggs are white, dotted with reddish specks about the 
size of a pin point.” 
“Common. Summer resident. Breeds. This bird is not 
nearly so destructive to bees as the summer tanager 
(Piranga rubra). (1890e). 
No. 473. Male. Greensboro. April 21, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
No. 474. Male. Greensboro. April 21, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
No. 488. Male. Greensboro. April 29, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
No. 489. Female. Greensboro. April 29, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
No. 837. Male. Greensboro. May 8, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
