KINGFISHERS 



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the Blaauwe Vischvanger or Blue Kingfisher, is blue above ; 

 throat white, and under-surface pale tawny-yellow, except 

 a blue patch on either side of the chest. Length, 7 inches. 



It is rather common in the Albany Division and at 

 Port Alfred (Kowie Biver) ; we also met with it on the 

 Hennops and Crocodile Rivers in the Pretoria district. It 



Fig. 129.— Malachite Kingfisher. 



is a shy, quiet bird, seldom met with far from water, 

 lives principally on small fish. 



It 



The beautiful little Malachite Kingfisher (Gorythornis 

 cyano stigma) is one of the smallest of our river birds, and 

 is a conspicuous figure with its bright blue upper surface, 



