Tyrannus melancholicus
            
               (L 9.25" WS 14.5" Wt 1.4 oz)
          
         
            
               Sings its “Dawn Song” before sunrise
               and stops when the sun appears.
          
         
            
               Estero Llano Grande
               State Park
            
               19Apr2010
          
         
         
         
            
               Tyrannus in Latin means tyrant,
               despot or king; melancholicus in
               Latin means melancholy or irritable
               dispostion (of TeeKay).
          
         
         
            
               South Padre Island
            
               17Apr2015