62 BELTED KINGSFISHER. 



ish colour; above the knee bare of feathers for half an inch; the 

 two exterior toes united together for nearly their whole length. 

 The female is sprinkled all over with specks of white; the 

 band of blue around the upper part of the breast is nearly half 

 reddish brown; and a little below this passes a band of bright 

 reddish bay, spreading on each side under the wings. The blue 

 and rufous feathers on the breast are strong like scales. The 

 head is also of a much darker blue than the back; and the white 

 feathers on the chin and throat of an exquisite fine glossy tex- 

 ture, like the most beautiful satin. 



