King-bird

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Tyrannus carolinensis. King-bird. Bee-martin. No olive nor decided yellow. Only outer primaries obviously emarginate. Tail nearly even - if anything a little rounded. Blackish-ash, still darker or quite black on head, crown with a flaming spot. Below, pure white, the breast shaded with plumbeous. Wings dusky, with much whitish edging. Tail black, broadly and sharply tipped with white, the outer feather sometimes edged with the same. Bill and feet black.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, ornithology, North American birds, omnivorous birds, Tyrannus carolinensis, King-bird. Bee-martin

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Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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