bee bird

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.
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   2. The king tody. See under {King}.
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Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin
   to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]
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   1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including
      many species, most of which are characterized often used
      as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "A
      wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --Sir W.
      Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
      person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
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            And I must wear the willow garland
            For him that's dead or false to me.   --Campbell.
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   2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is
      opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
      projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
      with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
      been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
      though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
      winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called
      also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.
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   {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See
      under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.

   {Willow biter} (Zool.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Willow fly} (Zool.), a greenish European stone fly
      ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.

   {Willow gall} (Zool.), a conical, scaly gall produced on
      willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia
      strobiloides}).

   {Willow grouse} (Zool.), the white ptarmigan. See
      {ptarmigan}.

   {Willow lark} (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Willow ptarmigan} (Zool.)
      (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
          See under {Reed}.
      (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,
          Africa, and Southern Europe.

   {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
      largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively
      used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for
      tea. --McElrath.

   {Willow thrush} (Zool.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's
      thrush. See {Veery}.

   {Willow warbler} (Zool.), a very small European warbler
      ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},
      {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},
      {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.
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Bee \Bee\ (b[=e]), n. [AS. be['o]; akin to D. bij and bije,
   Icel. b[=y], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh.
   Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]
   1. (Zool.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and family
      {Apid[ae]} (the honeybees), or family {Andrenid[ae]} (the
      solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.
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   Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee
         ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has
         its own queen, its males or drones, and its very
         numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the
         {Apis mellifica} there are other species and varieties
         of honeybees, as the {Apis ligustica} of Spain and
         Italy; the {Apis Indica} of India; the {Apis fasciata}
         of Egypt. The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The
         tropical honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and
         {Trigona}.
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   2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united
      labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a
      quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]
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            The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.
                                                  --S. G.
                                                  Goodrich.
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   3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be['a]h ring, fr. b?gan to bend. See
      1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the
      sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays
      through; -- called also {bee blocks}.
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   {Bee beetle} (Zool.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})
      parasitic in beehives.

   {Bee bird} (Zool.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the
      European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.

   {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus
      {Ophrys} ({Ophrys apifera}), whose flowers have some
      resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.

   {Bee fly} (Zool.), a two winged fly of the family
      {Bombyliid[ae]}. Some species, in the larval state, are
      parasitic upon bees.

   {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an
      apiary. --Mortimer.

   {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement
      the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called
      also {propolis}.

   {Bee hawk} (Zool.), the honey buzzard.

   {Bee killer} (Zool.), a large two-winged fly of the family
      {Asilid[ae]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon
      the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.

   {Bee louse} (Zool.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect
      ({Braula c[ae]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.

   {Bee martin} (Zool.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus Carolinensis})
      which occasionally feeds on bees.

   {Bee moth} (Zool.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose
      larv[ae] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in
      beehives.

   {Bee wolf} (Zool.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust.
      of {Bee beetle}.

   {To have a bee in the head} or {To have a bee in the bonnet}.
      (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]
      (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.
      (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. "She's
          whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head."
          --Sir W. Scott.
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