. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. THE KINGFISHER. 50 All who are fond of anrfin!?, or of walkiu" by the side of streams, must have noticed the Kingfisher as it sits motionless on a stone or overhanging branch, peering eagerly into the water beneath, and watching the fish as they pass and repass its place of vantage. Brilliant in colour though the bird may be, its azure back and red belly seldom betray it except to a practised i^^" #. KINGFISHER. eye, so immovable is its attitude.
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. THE KINGFISHER. 50 All who are fond of anrfin!?, or of walkiu" by the side of streams, must have noticed the Kingfisher as it sits motionless on a stone or overhanging branch, peering eagerly into the water beneath, and watching the fish as they pass and repass its place of vantage. Brilliant in colour though the bird may be, its azure back and red belly seldom betray it except to a practised i^^" #. KINGFISHER. eye, so immovable is its attitude. Suddenly, down it drops into the water, splashes furiously for a few seconds, emerges with a small fish in its mouth, and then returns to land. Sometimes it seeks again the perch from which it descended, and then, throw- ing in the air the fish, which has all the while been held across the beak, catches it dexterously head downwards, swallows it with a. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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