ALCEDINIDAE 
390. Ceryle alcyon 
BELTED KINGFISHER. | 13 inches 
Male. Above slate-blue; wings and tail spot- 
ted with white; ead /arge, nearly surrounded 
by awhite band; long thincrest; large black bill. 
Below white; bluish band across breast. Female. 
Similar, but with chestnut markings on the breast. 
Sits erect; feeds on fish. Arrives in Massachu- 
setts early in April. 
Note. A loud, harsh rattle, given on the wing. 
Nest. Ina hole in a bank. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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