20 BELTED KINGFISHER. 
black, spotted with white; secondaries, the same on the inner 
webs. The tail feathers black, elegantly spotted with white 
on the inner webs, and slate blue on the outer; beneath 1 is 
light coloured; legs, very short, dull yellowish, bare for half 
an inch above the knee. The twe outer toes are united 
together for nearly their whole length; claws, strong and black. 
The female is sprinkled all over with spots of white. Head, 
deeper coloured than the back; the white on the chin and 
throat is of an exquisitely fine glossy texture, lke satin; the 
band on the breast is nearly half reddish brown, and a little 
below it is a band of bright reddish bay, spreading on each 
side under the wings; the feathers on the breast are very 
strong and stiff. 
