. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . dded to the accumulating nest ma-terial. Sanitary regulations are notvery strict in Kingfishers home, anby the time the young are ready tofly we could not blame them for be-ing glad to get away. The female isa proverbially close sitter, often ])er-mitting herself to be taken with tJiehand, but not until after she liasmade a vigorous defense witli Jicrsharp beak. If a stick be introducedinto the nest she will it so tightly that she can he lifted from the eggs,
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . dded to the accumulating nest ma-terial. Sanitary regulations are notvery strict in Kingfishers home, anby the time the young are ready tofly we could not blame them for be-ing glad to get away. The female isa proverbially close sitter, often ])er-mitting herself to be taken with tJiehand, but not until after she liasmade a vigorous defense witli Jicrsharp beak. If a stick be introducedinto the nest she will it so tightly that she can he lifted from the eggs, turtle fashion. The parents are very ])usy birds :ifter the young have broken shell,and it takes many a quintal of lisli to pre])are six, or maybe seven, lustyfislier princes for llie battle of life. At this season the birds hunt andwait upon their young ])rincipally at night, in order not to attract hostileattention to them by daylight visits. Only one l)rood is raised in aseason, and since fishing is unquestionably a fine art. the youngstersrequire constant supervision and instruction for several months. A troop. \ 1 HI.; V 458 THE BELTED KINGFIS%Er! ui six nr eight Ijinls seen in August or early in Scptcnilicr dues iKitmean Kinglislier is in<lulging in niid-suninier gaities witli liis fellows,hut only tiiat tiie family group of that season has not yet heen hroken up. The Kingfisher is not only a fresh water bird of wide distrilnition, buta lover of tiie sea. It is found thruout the length of our ami)lc shores onboth SKiuid and ocean; but is. of course, most common where suitable nestingbluffs of clay or .sand are afforded. Thruout western Washington the birdis largely resident, and if this very stable species ever does begin to showvariation, it will be in tiie Pacific Northwest.
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