BELTED KINGFISHER. 

 300. Ci'ri/li 1 alcyon. 13 inches, 

 male h:is (lie lircast hand and sides Mile ^ray. like 



The male has ( h< 



(lie liaek. while the female has ehestimt colored 

 hreast hand in addition to a M a \ liaml. 



tides and 



Kingfishers ma\ !>< found 

 ( he sea side or snia II creeks 

 ma \ lie olit a ined. Their foo<l 

 eateh hv div \\\g for, from t hei 

 or hv hovering over the \\ate 

 positions and (hen plunging 



Note. A very loi 

 mile away on a elea 



ahoiit ponds, lake-. ri\ers. 



an\ \\ here t hal small lish 



is cut i rely of lish t ha I I hey 



perches on dead branches. 



until the lish are in proper 

 ifter them. 



rattle, easil\ heard half a. 



Nest. At Hi.- e 

 sand hank. The 

 chamber where t he 

 1 .(>r> ) are laid upoi 



Ran^e. \\hole 

 regions. \\ inters 



ward. 



harsh i 

 |iiiet day. 

 id of a two or (In 

 tunnel terminate 

 live to ciuht oloss\ \\ hit,- rjrjrs i 1.::.. \ 

 th- -and. 



of North America noi'th to the Arctic 

 from southern I'nited States south- 



foot tunnel in a 



in an enlarged 



