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HALCYONES. 

 KINGFISHERS. 



The Kingfishers are a well-known tribe, most of them diving 

 in the water for small fishes, others eating crabs, insects and rep- 

 tiles. Jerd. B. I., I, 220. 



The chief enemies with which the fish (trout) have to con- 

 tend are Otters, Kingfishers, &c. B. N. H. S. J., XVI, 381. 



Water Kingfishers. Not entirely piscivorous, but eat insects 

 and small crustaceans especially when they seek the sea shore, as 

 do several species of Halcyon, Alcedo and Ceryle, towards winter. 

 E. B. C. N. H., 383. 



Wood-Kingfishers. Insects caught in the air, caterpillars, 

 reptiles, frogs, crustaceans, worms, and mollusca, though they 

 occasionally eat fish. E. B. C. N. H., 384. Fish from tanks. 

 Bengal Gaz., Monghyr, 22. 



1033. Ceryle varia. Indian Pied Kingfisher. Entirely fish. 

 Jerd. B. I., I, 234, & F. I., Ill, 120. 



Stomachs examined. 



12-1-07. Fish. 



8-3-07. Fish. . . 



18-3-08. Fish. 



21-5-07. Fish. 



11-11-08. Fish, 



Summary. Five birds had fed entirely on fish. 



1034. Ceryle lugubris. Himalayan Pied Kingfisher. Entirely 

 fish. Jerd. B. I., I, 234, & F. L, III, 121. 



1035. Alcedo ispida. Common Kingfisher. Small fish, 

 tadpoles and aquatic insects. Jerd. B. L, II, 231. Mainly fish, 

 and occasionally tadpoles and aquatic insects. F. I., Ill, 123. 

 Fish. Bom. Gaz., Cutch. Vol. X, p. 65. 



1038. Alcedo grandis. Blyth's Kingfisher. Fish (chiefly or 

 wholly). F. I., Ill, 126. 



1039. Alcedo euryzona. Broad-zoned Kingfisher. Fish en- 

 tirely. F. I. III., 126. 



