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Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Banta, Nathaniel Moore, 1867- Schneider, Albert, 1863- Higley, William Kerr, 1860-1908 Abbott, Gerard Alan
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, American Audobon association
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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17 KliNCFISHEK. (Ceryle alcyon). J Life-size. HO, CHICAGO WOODPECKERS, CUCKOOS, ETC. 219 BELTED KINGFISHER The Belted Kingfisher breeds from the southern UnitedStates northward into Canada, wintering from Virginia andKentucky to South America. The birds are partial to certain ponds and creek holes,and only the freezing of the water drives them farther south,where they await the first spring thaw, returning as earlyas the latter part of February. These saucy birds present a novel sight as they poiseabove the water and suddenly with closed wings drop head-foremost out of sight, only to appear with a minnow in thestrong beak. Probably no bird labors more persistently in construct-ing a nesting site than these winged fishers. In the per-pendicular side of a sand or gravel bank, they burrow hori-zontally with one or two upward turns to a depth of fromfour to six feet. Several burrows are often made, one ofwhich is used by the male as sleeping quarters. At theend of the nesting burrow, a bo

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