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THE BIRDS OF BIVER AND VLEI 



with black ; lower throat and breast reddish-chestnut or 

 rust colour. The female differs in having the breast white 

 spotted with ashy-grey, the lower breast and abdomen 

 being rufous. 



Fig. 121.— Half-collared Kingfisher. 



Like its smaller congener, it is found along most of the 

 South African rivers, and on the coast at their mouths, but 

 it is not nearly so common. 



The Half-collared Kingfisher {Alcedo semitorquata), called 



