LICHTENSTEIN'S KINGBIRD 



green, the top of the head and hindneck gray 

 with a long, concealed crown patch of flame 

 color ; upper part of ear coverts dark gray, lower 

 part of ear coverts and cheeks pale gray, still 



FIG. 81. Tyrannus melancholicus chloronotus 



(Nat. Size) 



paler on chin and throat, changing, rather 

 abruptly to yellowish olive on chest and shading 

 to canary yellow on remainder of under parts. 

 Bill rather long but not especially stout. No 

 distinct wing bars. 



Female. Length, 203 mm. (8.00 in.); tail, 

 90 mm. (3.55 in.). Similar to male but crown 

 patch smaller. 



This kingbird is one of the largest of the Canal 



Zone flycatchers and one of the first birds the 



visitor will notice. It is extremely common and 



widely distributed, but prefers the neighborhood 



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