THE KINGBIRD. BEE-MARTIN. 
(Zyrannus carolinen’sis.) 
LACKISH-ASH; darker or black on head, crown with a 
flaming spot; below, pure white; breast, shaded with 
light ash; wings, dusky with much white edging; tail 
black, broadly and sharply tipped with white; tail, even 
or slightly rounded; length, about 8 inches; eastern United States 
to Rocky Mountains; abundant in summer; winters on southern 
border. 
Nest, in orchards or by the wayside on a herizontal bough, 
cupped and compactly woven; eggs, four to six, white, rosy or 
creamy, spotted with reddish or darker brown; shell markings, 
lilac. Irritable, pugnacious and intrepid. Destroys thousands 
of noxious insects. 
Miss Sweet, as has been suggested, was always on 
the look-out for new ideas; so when she found one boy 
was interested enough to study and write, she called 
for another volunteer. The Humming Bird was 
quickly passed on account of lack of time, but a lesson 
on the Kingbird was prepared by the quietest boy in 
the class, known as ‘‘Mouse.”’ 
THE KINGBIRD. 
The Bee-Martin, as he is familiarly called, is a 
rather dull looking bird almost as large as a Robin. 
The flaming spot in his crest is not easily seen, but we 
know him by the white band at the end of his tail 
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