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BRITISH BIRDS 



the only way to preserve him from extermination in our 



island, where taxidermists and their minions are ever on 



the look-out for his beautiful skin. 



The young can be reared without much difficulty on fish. 

 In Scotland the name Kingfisher is applied to the 



Dipper (which see). 



THE KITE. See under Hawks. 



THE KITTIWAKE. See under Gulls. 



THE KNOT. 



One of our winter visitors, and a handsomer one than 

 the Dunlin, its general colour being bright chestnut-brown, 



,i- 



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Knot. 



spotted with black and white on the upper surface, but 

 plain on the lower. 



