. Birds of South Dakota . is.) Sometimes called Bee Bird. Above, slate color, with awhite margin across the end of the tail. Below, whitish. Areddish orange patch on the crown somewhat overlaid by longerfeathers. The same in size and general habits as the ArkansasKingbird. These two large Flycatchers are often seen in thesame neighborhood. They frequent the vicinity of homes andbarns where there are trees, and are exceedingly useful in kill-ing disease carrying flies, destroying robber flies, which are soharmful to bees, and driving away chicken eating Hawks. 447. Arkansas Kingbird (Tyrannus v
. Birds of South Dakota . is.) Sometimes called Bee Bird. Above, slate color, with awhite margin across the end of the tail. Below, whitish. Areddish orange patch on the crown somewhat overlaid by longerfeathers. The same in size and general habits as the ArkansasKingbird. These two large Flycatchers are often seen in thesame neighborhood. They frequent the vicinity of homes andbarns where there are trees, and are exceedingly useful in kill-ing disease carrying flies, destroying robber flies, which are soharmful to bees, and driving away chicken eating Hawks. 447. Arkansas Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis.) More commonly called Arkansas Flycatcher. This bird islike the well known Kingbird in size, shape and general habits,but gray in color, with the outer tail feathers margined withwhite, and belly yellow. A reddish orange patch on the crownas in No. 444. Few of these birds are found in the extreme east-ern part of our State, but their numbers increase as one goesw^est, their range extending to the Pacific ROBINS NEST
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