
95 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
GENUS 22. and ee SoD CO. 
| Toe KING-FISHER’s 
~, Bill is long, ftrait, flrong, and trigonal, (that is to fay, 
three-fided.) Noftrils {mall. 
The tongue flefhy, fhort, fmooth, and {harp-pointed. 
In the feet of moft, the three joints of the outer toe grow 
to the middle toe. 
HERE are many kinds of King-Fithers, 
and they live in feveral parts of Europe, 
and in Bengal, on the banks of the river Ganges, 
and in Perfia: Bengal and Perfia are both in Afia, 
There are fome kinds of King-Fithers in Egypt, 
which is in Africa; and fome at. Surinam, and © 
other parts of America. The King-Fither is 
about the fize of a Swallow, bis bill is remark- 
ably long, and his legs very fmall.. The colours 
of the Enelifh King-Fifher are beautiful; the 
back, from the neck to the tail, is of an elegant 
bright and fhining blue; the crown of the head 
‘is Green and blue; the rie is fhort, and of a rich 
deep blue... 
He balances himfelf upon his wings above the 
water at a certain diftance; and as foon as he. 
fees a little fifh fwimming near the top, he darts 
‘inffantly upon it, and brings it up in his feet. 
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