. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 362 THE BELTED KINGFISHER. lie clatters in high glee. If, as rarely happens, the bird misses the stroke, the sputtering notes which follow speak plainly of disgust, and we are glad for the moment that Kingfisher talk is not exactly translatable. It is not quite clear whether the bird usually seizes or spears its prey, altho it is certain that it sometimes does the latter. The story is told of a Kingfisher which, spy- ing so m e minnows in a wooden tub nearly filled
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 362 THE BELTED KINGFISHER. lie clatters in high glee. If, as rarely happens, the bird misses the stroke, the sputtering notes which follow speak plainly of disgust, and we are glad for the moment that Kingfisher talk is not exactly translatable. It is not quite clear whether the bird usually seizes or spears its prey, altho it is certain that it sometimes does the latter. The story is told of a Kingfisher which, spy- ing so m e minnows in a wooden tub nearly filled with water, struck so eag- erly that its bill penetrat- ed the bottom of the tub, and so thor- oughly that the bird was unable to ex- tricate itself; and so diedâ a death al- most as igno- minious as that of the king who was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine. \Y hen a fish is taken the bird first thrashes it against its perch t o make sure it is dead, and then swal- â OVERLOOKING A QUIET ; IoWS !t lleaC'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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