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slovo definícia kingbird (encz) kingbird, n: Kingbird (gcide) Kingbird \King"bird\, n. (Zool.) 1. A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or {Tyrannus Carolinensis}), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the bead and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds. [1913 Webster] 2. The king tody. See under King. [1913 Webster] kingbird (wn) kingbird n 1: large American flycatcher [syn: kingbird, {Tyrannus tyrannus}]

podobné slovo definícia eastern kingbird (encz) eastern kingbird, n: gray kingbird (encz) gray kingbird, n: mockingbird (encz) mockingbird,druh drozda n: Zdeněk Brož western kingbird (encz) western kingbird, n: Kingbird (gcide) Kingbird \King"bird\, n. (Zool.) 1. A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or {Tyrannus Carolinensis}), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the bead and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds. [1913 Webster] 2. The king tody. See under King. [1913 Webster] mockingbird (gcide) mockingbird \mockingbird\, mocking bird \mocking bird\n. (Zool.), A long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of North America (Mimus polyglottos), remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the outer tail feathers are partly white. Originally its range was confined mostly to the southern states, but by late 19th century it had migrated as far north as New York. The name is also applied to other members of thee same and related genera, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, such as the blue mockingbird of Mexico, {Melanotis caerulescens}. Syn: mocker, Mimus polyglottos . [WordNet 1.5] arkansas kingbird (wn) Arkansas kingbird n 1: a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black [syn: Arkansas kingbird, western kingbird] blue mockingbird (wn) blue mockingbird n 1: mockingbird of Mexico [syn: blue mockingbird, {Melanotis caerulescens}]