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The Halcyon recurvirostris eats 
but little fish, its principal food con- 
sists) Of. smiall lizards, catapillars, 
insects and flies. Its length over 
all 8 inches with beak 134 inches. 
The crest greenish blue with a 
border of black and patches of 
white in front of the eye. The up- 
per neck extending to under wing 
coverts and sides of breast yellow- 
ish white. Under neck and breast 
white, while top of wings, back and 
tail are blue. According to the Sa- 
moan belief when this bird cries 
during the day rain will fall that 
night. 
The Halcyon sacra of the island 
of Tutuila is similar to the Upolu 
specimen in markings but larger, it 
is also found in Tahiti, Tonga and 
Fiji. It is a saying of the Samoans 
of Upolu when a person is noisy 
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