. Birds of New York. Birds. 182 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus) Kingbird Plate 67 Lanius tyrannus Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 1758. 1:94 Tyrannus i n t r e p i d u s DeKay. Zool. N. Y. 1844. pt 2, p. 117, 63. 72 Tyrannus tyrannus A. O. U. Check List. Ed. 3. 1910. p. 2dS. No. 444 tyrannus, Lat., a tyrant Description. Upper parts grayish slate color; the wing feathers. 'l; kmgbirds Photo by James H. Miller blackish; tail black, tipped with white; under parts white, a grayish tinge on the sides of breast; top of the head blackish concealing a brilliant orange patch which flash


. Birds of New York. Birds. 182 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus) Kingbird Plate 67 Lanius tyrannus Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 1758. 1:94 Tyrannus i n t r e p i d u s DeKay. Zool. N. Y. 1844. pt 2, p. 117, 63. 72 Tyrannus tyrannus A. O. U. Check List. Ed. 3. 1910. p. 2dS. No. 444 tyrannus, Lat., a tyrant Description. Upper parts grayish slate color; the wing feathers. 'l; kmgbirds Photo by James H. Miller blackish; tail black, tipped with white; under parts white, a grayish tinge on the sides of breast; top of the head blackish concealing a brilliant orange patch which flashes into view when the bird is excited; bill blackish. Length inches; extent 14-15; wing ; tail ; bill .60. The slaty upper parts of this bird, his white throat and under parts, blackish tail with sharp white tip, combined with his ordinary quivering and soaring flight low over the fields, with tail spread, make him one of the easiest of our common birds for the amateur to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Eaton, Elon Howard, 1866-1934; Noyes, Nicholas H. fmo. Albany, University of the State of New York


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