. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. riT'O ODD FELLOWS 319 As they live on fish, they make their home near water, and only travel sonth when the rivers ; " Do they bnikl nests in trees?" asked Dodo. " No; they burrow tnnnels in the earth of river banks, and put their nests at the end of them, just as the Bank Swallow does; only the King- fisher's tunnel is much larger, and his nest is not nicely lined with feathers — the young often have . no softer bed than t^4jf^ a few ;. :r^,,.^M^.y~f^^-^-^ jfe- y aj^ffifCQ-
. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. riT'O ODD FELLOWS 319 As they live on fish, they make their home near water, and only travel sonth when the rivers ; " Do they bnikl nests in trees?" asked Dodo. " No; they burrow tnnnels in the earth of river banks, and put their nests at the end of them, just as the Bank Swallow does; only the King- fisher's tunnel is much larger, and his nest is not nicely lined with feathers — the young often have . no softer bed than t^4jf^ a few ;. :r^,,.^M^.y~f^^-^-^ jfe- y aj^ffifCQ- / '\J0 ^^^^^'^ Belted Kingfisher. The Belted Kingfisher Length about thirteen inches. A long, bristling crest; bill longer than head, stout, straight, and sharp. Leaden-blne above, with many white bands and spots on the short, square tail and long, pointed 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 Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : The Macmillan company
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