Penman's Art Journal . en this noisy, chattering fellowlaunch himself into the air from the top limb of an appletree, and swiftly pursue and overtake the slow-flyingcrow. 1 had seen him pounce down upon the back of the^poor old crow again and again like a bouncing ball untilhe had driven him half a mile away. He would thencome sailing back to his apple tree, where he would chat-ter to his mate on her nest for half an hour, braggingabout how he did it and how he would take care of herand the children while he had eyes to see and wings topurshe. 1 thought that the bee martin must be akin tothe k
Penman's Art Journal . en this noisy, chattering fellowlaunch himself into the air from the top limb of an appletree, and swiftly pursue and overtake the slow-flyingcrow. 1 had seen him pounce down upon the back of the^poor old crow again and again like a bouncing ball untilhe had driven him half a mile away. He would thencome sailing back to his apple tree, where he would chat-ter to his mate on her nest for half an hour, braggingabout how he did it and how he would take care of herand the children while he had eyes to see and wings topurshe. 1 thought that the bee martin must be akin tothe kingbird I had read about, but I did not know untilI wasgrown that the bird I knew so well was the realking himself. The kingbird is about seven inches head and back are black, his throat and breast purewhite. His black tail feathers are trimmed with white,and in the centre of his crown is a narrow stripe ofbright red which only shows when he is excited. Hisscientific name is Tijrannns, meaning tyrant, but I do. BY A C. WEBB. ILLUSTRATING HIS ON DRAWING. not think he should be called a tyrant, for he is not quar-relsome, nor does he molest other birds when he flint ar-rives from the South. It is only when he has a nest witheggs or young birds to protect that he shows his truefighting spirit. Then he is in a constant war with thehawks, crows, jays and blackbirds which come near hisnest. He is the protector of the farmers poultry, for noegg stealing crow or sharp taloned hawk can get withina quarter of a mile ot where this sharp-eyed watchman 18on guard. When he sees one coming he Hies to meethim, and, diving upon the head and back ot his foe, hemakes the feathers Hy until his enemy is so tormentedthat he is glad to retreat. The nest is usually built in an apple or pear tree, ilnear a house, but is often built in other trees in the edgeot the woods. The eggs are white, specked with spow ofbrown. The young ot most birds are nearly always of aduller col
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