BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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FAM. ALCEDINIDAL 
KINGFISHERS. 
CERYLE ALCYON. (Linn.) 
Belted Kingfisher. 
Adult Male. — Above, ashy blue ; head with crest, throat, band 
around the neck, a spot anterior to the eye, belly and crissum, 
white ; a band across the breast and sides of the body the color of 
the back; primaries with white on the basal half; tail with bands 
and spots of white. 
Adult Female. — Easily distinguished from the male by having 
the sides of the body and a band across the upper part of the belly, 
light chestnut. 
Length 12.50, wing 6, tail 3.65, tarsus .36, bill 2. 
The Kingfisher becomes common during the winter, generally 
frequenting the small lakes and ponds in the interior of the islands. 
I rarely visited Lake Cunningham, in the neighborhood of Nassau, 
without observing one or more of this species. Dr. Bryant found 
it common during the winter, but did not observe any after April 1. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. IV. pi. 255. 
