sandy banks of rivers, in manner much like the Kingfisher, 

 and lays from five to seven eggs. 



The egg from w^hich the accompanying dravi^ing was made 

 is in the collection of William Yarrell, Esq., and was given 

 him by Baron Laugier, who said that it was taken out of a 

 hole perforated four feet deep in the bank of a river. 



The alliance between the Kingfisher and Bee-eater, shown 

 in their formation, is much more striking in their habits ; 

 their mode of breeding is the same ; their eggs are also per- 

 fectly alike, each having a bright glossiness peculiar to them. 



