THE BELTED KINGFISHER 



burning with thirst, blistering with sunburn, that those provoking 

 birds took pleasure in bathing with exaggerated slop and splash. 

 For one insane moment, after the shutter closed, I had an idea of 

 throwing myself into that pool and splashing also. Then it 

 came to me that in my condition to enter cold water meant death, 

 so I waited and endured the further punishment of the hot bath, 

 or I would not to-day tell the story of my friendship with the 

 Kingfishers. 



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KINGFISHER FLATS 



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