THE SACRED KINGFISHER 



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The Sacred Kingfisher appears all over Australia, coming 

 to the South and to Tasmania in the summer, when it breeds. 



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 The Wandering Kingfisher : Halcyon vagans. 



It is by no means confined to the neighbourhood of water. From 

 its plumage it is a very attractive-looking bird, and its note is 

 very striking, a shrill "pee-pee." It sits very upright, choosing 



