PLATE XII.—KINGBIRD. BEE-MARTIN. 
Tyrannus tyrannus. 
Above dark ash: beneath white shaded with light ash; head black, 
with an erectile crest in which is a spot of red; tail black, square and 
with a terminal white band: wing-feathers much edged with white ; 
bill and feet black. Length, 8.50 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives early in May, leaves early in September. It is brave and pugna- 
cious, bullying small birds and attacking large ones. 
Against the Crow particularly it seems to bear special enmity, and it charges this 
“dusky marauder ” on sight with equal fury and pertinacity. In such an encounter it would 
be natural to suppose that the Crow's many times greater size would be sure to give it the 
advantage. This, however, is not the case. The Crow does not attempt even to defend 
itself, much less to retaliate, but flies stolidly on, seeking safety only in flight. i 
The honey-bee affords a most highly-prized tidbit to the Kingbird, and the gratification 
of the bird’s taste has earned for it the name, Bee-martin. A swarm of bees consists of so 
many individuals that the disappearance of an occasional worker is no great loss to the 
insect community. But when it happens that the queen bee, out on her single wedding 
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