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Title: Birds in their haunts, by the late C. A. Johns
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874 Visger, Jean Allan (Pinder) Owen, 1841-
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London, G. Routledge New York, E. P. Dutton

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de of me, when a Kingfisher flewdown the stream, and perched on my rod. I remained perfectlystni, but was detected before an opportunity had been afforded meof taking a lesson from my brother sportsman. The Kingfisher is a permanent resident in this country, and maybe observed, at any season, wherever there is a river, canal, or lake,those streams being preferred the banks of which are lined withtrees or bushes. Like most other birds of brilliant plumage, it isno vocalist; its only note being a wild piping cry, which it utterswhile on the wing. Happily the Kingfishers are again on the increasein our country. FAMILY CORACIID.E THE ROLLER corAcias gArrulus Head, neck, and under parts tinged with various shades of light blue, variedwith green ; back and scapulars reddish brown ; tail blue, green, andblack. Length twelve inches and a half. Eggs smooth shining white. About twenty specimens in all of this bird have been observedin England, the one of most recent occurrence being, I believe,
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Kingfisher $Roller Hoopoe J3ee-eater J (facep, 13i. THE BEE-EATER tj5 one which was shot close to my garden, on the twentieth ofSeptember, 1852. The winter home of the Roller is Africa, andit is said to be particularly abundant in Algeria. About themiddle of April it crosses the Mediterranean, and seems to preferthe north of Europe to the south as a summer residence, being moreabundant in Germany and the south of Russia than in France,though many proceed no further than Sicily and Greece. Its foodconsists mainly of caterpillars and other insects. The name RoUer,being derived directly from the French Rollier, should be pronouncedso as to rhyme with doUar FAMILY MEROPID^THE BEE-EATER MtROPS APlASTER Forehead white, passing into bluish green ; upper plumage chestnut; throatgolden yellow, bounded by a black line ; wings variegated with blue,brown, and green ; tail greenish blue. Length eleven inches. Eggsglossy white. This bird, which in brUliancy of plumage vies with the Humming-birds, p

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