L ay a rf“ { L “ )Z™s* th S Y t T Y l / Y Y t h Y / h Y ' t Y / n ° 1 7 ® Kingfisher,
on th e n t h o f J a n u a ry . 1867 o b s l Z r Z Y / t r Z “ ’
town an d often eats insects in the field?- th e fiis t m Z / ' ® " ^ '/ f i s h e r lives about the
barrack sq u a re ; n ow th ey are aU b y The' - ver L e d U / f t f t® ™® “ "® i " *»<'
obtained i t on Great Ba rrie r Islan d , a ! d D r n Z t ? last-named Natu ra list
T h e above-mentioned notices eompris; I beheve al th “ “ " “ "» ft P ^ in s u la .
species u p to a re c en t d a te neiieve, ah th a t w as known concerning the p resent
n e s 4 - / a / S s Y r j ! ! ! ’ H. P o tts for a v ery complete account o f its
n e s t — 4 ! ® h " 4 : Y d Y e 4 T S Y “ ® 7 — '
o f th ese holes in a bank n o t far from the fea-leach t h f fl On eicamining one
incline slig h tly upwards from th e e n tra n c e ; the e ~ s d e p o s ite d ° !/th ™® S"®""™" *°
b emg n o t more th an one foot back f r o iL h e o S s l d Z f t l I, ? -im“ ” "®
selected for its house, we have been led sometimes tli th ! d" I I “ *®®® » “® »“ n
o f chips lym g b eneath ; its powerful bill soon e v l Z °™ ® y by observing the q u an tity
decayed wood. The situ atio n varies fi-om a f e / S Z I w Z h ' T ? ' “ !-“ P“ ’“ ? -
T h e eggs a re p u re glossy white, delicate an d v e r f beautifid / e e t from the ground,
those o f most o th er species, oval in shape, with i l e Z f i o f S / Z F ? ‘»™
1 0 | lines. After ha tch in g , the n e s t is c a / f r l l y c W d 5 i L h l ^ l " n " ^ a b read th o f
remain in th e n e st till well fledged and a n n - irp n tte T A - h ■»»« y oung
castings o f th e Kingfisher, w H f r a l e o S T l J m e / Z l ' W Z ‘»®
tam in g young, we have observed th a t th e ex te rn a l Z g Y a s e s / f Y T T ® Z " ? “ ®‘
o f th e p rincipal mgredients o f the pellets We h a v f P ™ formed one
y o u n g emerged la te in November, a / i n contained e Z ' i V “ ®®‘ "■»»» ‘»e
am u c b smaller n um ber o f ego-s th an th e Eno-lifoh m u st lay
c o nstantly seen occupying sfm e b?
(Avhich, b y the way, is o f a v e ry miscellanPnnR ® watchang for its p rey
ifo nest, i t always, where possible seeks the scrppn n f approaching o r leaving
th ro u g h th e g u lly ; p e n n ittto g b u t a X t e o ^ d a rt!
po™ teia tiv e , ^ h i c h is ^ -
i l :
male and fem’als only a s lc cL te t o g " »oen stated th a t the
as e ig h t o f o u r Kingfisher s ittin g to g eth e r and afte r a Z - ¥*™ counted as many
lawn several o f th e /ro q u e t-h o o p s o / u Y e d / one tíme h v l "““ / o ,»™.o observed on o n!
is ra re ly to be seen on th e ground- a fte r d a r t i / d ! Z/®®.® rfn b n g -Io o km g birds. I t
securing its booty, i t im m e fa te íy ffies Z h ft ® f ®’' “ ‘"® ™*®" °® ®" feod. ™d
It for d eg lu titio n b y administering some sma rt blows /T th f r rb ? n® to “” ‘®f® T " P‘’®P“ ®®
often be distmc tly heard. DuriSg the b r e e d in g -sY s / it ¥ d 1 ’ ^ ®“™ ‘* “ “y
A ,m p , eJarup, cUmp, th en a p a u s e - t h e caU and I T Z ® monotonous call of
F ish , Crustacea, y o u n g birds, mice, coleóptera bees and oto - ® j “ «onsiderahle time,
o f th e food-supply o f th e Kingfisher - we have I f - ? »-®® i".®®®*®’ f“®“ ®» some portion
y o u n g chickens" T h i s b ird is o S / t h o s T f o Y Z t e sue “ ® “ »®°°<i ° f
incre ase-than diminish a t th e approach o f civilization ^ '""°®® "™»®®® ®®®“ ®‘“ »®® ‘o
Britísh M n t r s o t 4 / o 4 t d t e “ / Z Z e t® l S F T “ * ““f t “ ‘"®
by Dr. Finsch. The p late is d r a / i fi-om f t e Z Z b i r d s ® ®"®®“ ®"® S‘™“ “ ®
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