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flew out from the bank a short distance into 

 the air, performed a sort of hovering motion 

 over the water in little circles for a few 

 seconds, and then struck down on to the 

 surface with so much speed and violence, 



Kingfisher hovering. 



that I could hear the splash from our clining- 

 room window, quite fifty yards off. It re- 

 minded me of the actions of the terns I wrote 

 to you about in a former letter. The bird 

 seemed unsuccessful in his first attempt, and 

 in a short time he repeated the movement ; 

 this time he made off altogether, as the birds 



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