Definitions of kingbird
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large American flycatcher
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synonyms:
Tyrannus tyrannus
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Arkansas kingbird, western kingbird
a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
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Cassin's kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely grey with a yellow abdomen
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eastern kingbird
a kingbird that breeds in North America and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail
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Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis, gray kingbird, grey kingbird, petchary
a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird
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New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher
large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
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