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( colasisi ) u is particularly fond of tuba and can usually be 
found in any coconut grove where the sap for this drink 
is being collected. Not enough is known of the tastes of 
any of the parrots to warrant a definite statement as to 
their economic status. 
Kingfishers .—The kingfisher family, the Pescadores, is 
very well represented in the Philippines. Some species 12 
live about streams and lakes, where they pursue the tra¬ 
ditional occupation of the family. The common, large king- 
Fig. 6. A kingfisher, Alcedo ispida Lin¬ 
naeus. (From Coues after Dixon.) 
Fig. 7. Luzon tarictic, Penelopides ma- 
nillse (Boddaert). (From a specimen 
mounted in the Bureau of Science.) 
fishers are inclined to be quarrelsome with other birds, 
and one was seen killing a half-grown chicken by pecking 
it on the top of the head. Others 13 have taken to a forest 
life and seemingly never go near the water. The food of 
the latter consists of shells, insects, and small reptiles. 
Cuckoos .—The cuckoo family is another that is repre¬ 
sented by many and varied kinds. It includes the large 
11 Loriculus philippensis (P. L. S. Muller) and several other species 
of this genus. 
12 Halcyon chloris (Boddaert), Halcyon gularis (Kuhl), and Alcedo 
bengalensis Gmelin. 
18 Halcyon lindsayi (Vigors), H. hombroni (Bonaparte), H. mose- 
leyi (Steere), and some of the small species of the genus Ceyx. 
