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plate 1 B, but the outer web of the outer 
tail feather is white as in the adult, and this 
is the best diagnostic character of the spe- 
cies. Plate 2 Be. In the adult male figured 
this outer feather is really pale sulphur yel- 
low, but would appear white at a little dis- 
tance, ib. b. 
The young Arkansas Kingbird found at 
Marston’s Mill will:be generously donated to 
the New England Collection of the Boston 
_ Society of Natural History bv David L. Gar- 
rison. | a 
GRAY KINGBIRD. 
The Gray Kingbird has been taken once in 
Massachusetts, in Lynn on Oct. 23, 1868. 
Of all our kingbirdy, its bill is of the maxi- 
mum size. Plate2 Aa. Itis possible that the 
possession of this large bill enables the birds 
to catch bees with impunity. At all events, 
they are experts at catching honey bees, as 
the following notes will show:— I was stand- 
ing in the open area in front of old Ft. Mon- 
