Department of Agriculture at Washington, who examined the stomachs 
of many kingbirds says: "The kingbird is one of the most beneficial 
birds of the farm. It destroys rose beetles, flies injurious to cattle, and 
other msect pests not usually molested by birds; and while it also' kills 
honey bees, it almost invariably selects worthless drones. This flycatcher 
protects grain, game and poultry by driving away the crow, the sharp- 
shmned hawk and Cooper's hawk, notorious marauders of the farm." 
PHOEBE— (^aj'orwu phoehe.) 
Upper parts grayish brown with an olive green cast; crown distinctly 
darker, dusky; wings and tail d^usky; under parts white, more or less 
yellowish and tinged with yellowish gray on the breast and sides 
After U. S. Biological Surve.v. 
Length about seven inches. 
Arrival. March 20 to April 10. 
Favorite Haunts. On the ridge-poles of barns, about bridges and the 
banks of streams. 
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