Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 343
ently ob-servant to be acquainted with the details of his lifeand habits. The kingfisher family ( Alcedinidce) is madeup of a great many different species, and is scat-tered throughout the world, almost every countrypossessing one or more representatives. In thenorthern United States and in Canada,… … THE BELTED KINGFISHER. Americana), is occasionally met with, though notso frequently as the former species. And it ischiefly about the belted kingfisher that I wish totell you here. At the first glance we are struck with the pecul-iar form of this bird. The head seems enormouslylarge and the feet…
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