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King-bird. World English Historical Dictionary

King-bird. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Thornton’s An American Glossary. 1912, rev. 2022. King-bird A species of fly-catcher, also called the Bee-martin.

1 1801.  Now he has a number of them picking at him, just as a parcel of King-birds will pick at a Crow.—Mass. Spy, Nov. 25.

2 1821.  Birds of prey in this country are of many kinds; yet, if we except the Common or Hen-hawk, are few in number. It is a remarkable fact that the King-Bird or Bee-eater, is an over-match for any of them.—T. Dwight, ‘Travels,’ i. 53.

3 1858.  If ever you saw a crow with a king-bird after him, you will get an image of a dull speaker and a lively listener.—Holmes, ‘The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table,’ chap. ii.

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