318 LAND BIRDS 
hand, making no effort to escape, not even closing its 
eyes as do some birds to feign death. The birds nesting 
in the tree were exceedingly timid, and disappeared as 
soon as the tree was touched at the base. 
447, ARKANSAS KINGBIRD. — Tyrannus verticalis. 
Famity: The Flycatchers. 
Length: 8.00-9.50. 
Adult Male: Concealed red crown patch ; head, neck, breast, and upper 
parts light ashy gray ; throat whitish; belly lemon-yellow ; wings 
brown; tail black, with inner web of outer feathers white. 
Adult Female: Similar, but crown patch smaller. 
Young: Like adults, but crown patch wanting, and wing-coverts edged 
with buff. 
Geographical Distribution : Western North America, south in winter to 
Guatemala. 
California Breeding Range: Transition and lower Sonoran zones. 
Breeding Season: May 1 to June 25. 
Nest : In trees, not far from the ground ; woven of twigs, weed stems, 
rootlets, hair, string, paper; lined with wool or hair, and decorated 
with feathers. 
Yggs: 4; creamy pinkish, marked with brown and purple irregularly 
over entire surface. Size 0.94 X 0.65. 
Look for the Arkansas Kingbird in the open country 
about the river valleys, rather than in the forests or 
mountains ; wherever water and willows are found 
throughout the Northwest, you will be sure to find him. 
A week or so before their mates come in the early spring, 
you may see a company of these gay bachelors in the 
tree tops singing with more energy than melody, a queer 
conglomeration of the notes of blackbird, blue jay, and 
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