ALCEDINJDAE 

 390. Ceryle alcyon 



BELTED KINGFISHER. 

 Male. Above slate-blue ; wings and tail spot- 

 ted with white ; head large, nearly surrounded 

 by a white band ; long thin crest ; large black bill. 

 Below white ; bluish band across breast. Female. 

 Similar, but with chestnut markings on the breast. 

 Sits erect ; feeds on fish. Arrives in Massachu- 

 setts early in April. 



Note. A loud, harsh rattle, given on the wing. 

 Nest. In a hole in a bank. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



6 



13 inches 



