ISTHMIAN GREEN KINGFISHER 



sides and flanks broadly streaked with bronze 

 green. 



Female. Similar to male but no chestnut on 

 under parts. Middle of the chest and upper 

 breast white; sides of chest bronze green. 



Not very common. Seen about the Lake and 

 along the Chilibri River. Distinguishable from 

 the other green kingfishers by its large size, 

 crested head and broad white collar. 



4. Chloroceryle americana isthmica (Goldman) 

 Isthmian Green Kingfisher 



Length 189 mm. (7.50 in.); tail 57 mm. (2.25 

 in.). 



Male. Not noticeably crested. Above dark 

 metallic bronze green with a white collar, wings 

 and tail banded and spotted with white ; the front 

 part of cheeks greenish black, the back part white 

 broken by a conspicuous stripe'* of greenish black 

 spots extending along sides of neck; a narrow 

 stripe of greenish black below cheeks ; under parts 

 white, with sides of the chest reddish chestnut, 

 and the sides of the breast and flanks conspicu- 

 ously spotted with greenish black. 



Female. Similar to male but without any 

 chestnut on under parts, the white chest and 

 breast each crossed by a band of greenish black 

 spots. 



This small species is the commonest of the 

 green kingfishers. It has a single short "chep" 

 and a buzzing trill representing the rattling call 

 of the larger species. 



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