‘NATIVE BIRDS: 187 
alike—the young are brown above with a few white 
feathers on the back of the neck, The bill is long, stout, 
pointed, and compressed ; indeed the size of the head and 
bill give the bird a clumsy appearance. 
Fig. 115.—Kingfishers, male and female. 
The European Kingfisher lives entirely on fish ; but the 
New Zealand birds will eat mice, insects, crustacea, and 
even young birds. - ‘ 
