Arrival. April 15 to 25. 
Favorite Haunts. In the vicinity of streams, rivers, ponds and lakes. 
Field Marks. General color of blue and white; a large crested head 
and a short tail. 
Note. A harsh, croaking rattle, hard to describe but when once heard 
always recognized. 
The king-fisher as the name implies lives chiefly upon fish. Sitting 
upon a perch on the bank, he suddenly darts out over the water, hover- 
ing a moment he plunges in and returns from the water with a fish in 
his bill. The kingfisher goes about with a preoccupied air, seldom seem- 
ing to notice what is going on about him. He minds his own business and 
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