of the sap of trees. He regularly visits trees perforated by the yellow- 
fa Hied sapsucker. The only nest of this bird that I have had the pleasure 
of seeing was placed on the horizontal branch of a maple tree. It .s sa.d 
that the male leaves the care of nest building and rearing the young en- 
tirely to the female. 
KINGBIRD— (Tyranww^ tyranmis.) 
Upper parts grayish slate-color, darker on the head, wings and tail ; 
head with a concealed orange-red crest; tail black, tipped with white; 
under parts white, washed with grayish on the breast. 
Length about eight and one-half inches. 
Arrival. April 20 to May i5- 
Favorite Haunts. The orchards, roadsides and fields. 
Field Marks. Tail tipped with broad band of white, often spreads the 
tail when about to alight. 
Note. Noisy chattering, and a note resembling "Kyrie-k-y-rie. 
After U. S. Biological Survey. 
The kingbird is the most noisy and pugnacious of our flycatchers. 
^ crow or hawk which comes in this bird's vicinity must beware or he 
will lose some of his feathers. I have seen kingbirds alight on the backs 
of these large birds, giving them vigorous thrusts. Dr. Judd of the 
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