140 THE BIRDS OF 1UVEU AND VLEI 



Grabamstown in September to November, and at Modder- 

 fontein in November. 



Tbe Natal Kingfisher (Ispidina natalensis) differs from 

 the Malachite Kingfisher in being smaller and in the 

 possession of a rufous-brown collar, and darker under- 

 parts. 



FIG. 103. Malachite Kingfisher. 



It ranges from Port St. John in the Eastern Cape 

 Colony, through Natal and Zululand to the Zambesi. 



The Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) 

 has the top of the head varying from an ashy- to a dark- 

 brown, streaked with darker ; a whitish collar round the 

 neck ; back and shoulder patch black ; rump regions and 



