kingbird
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kingbird
Example Sentences
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Some of the costliest and most invasive construction is unfolding this month in Guadalupe Canyon, an oasis-like habitat for rare species of birds like the buff-collared nightjar and tropical kingbird.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2020
Cummings used to describe the kingbird, they “leap upon the air.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2015
They quit early at dusk, satisfied at having spotted 129 species, including such rarities as the upland plover and the western kingbird.
From Time Magazine Archive
As startled as the kingbird, she grasped the cow-horn and lifted it to her lips.
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
For five minutes the air was full of kingbird cries, both old and young, and then fell a sudden silence.
From Little Brothers of the Air by Olive Thorne Miller
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