. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. KINGFISHERS 231 the Blaauwe Vischvanger by the Boers, is blue above ; throat white, and under-surface pale tawny-yellow, except a blue patch on either side of the chest. Length, 7 inches. It is rather common in the Albany Division and at Port Alfred (Kowie Eiver); we also met with it on the Hennops and Crocodile Rivers withia the Pretoria Fig. 122.—Malachite Kingfisher. It is a shy, quiet bird, seldom met with far from water. It lives principally on small fish. The beautiful little Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cyanostigma) is o
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. KINGFISHERS 231 the Blaauwe Vischvanger by the Boers, is blue above ; throat white, and under-surface pale tawny-yellow, except a blue patch on either side of the chest. Length, 7 inches. It is rather common in the Albany Division and at Port Alfred (Kowie Eiver); we also met with it on the Hennops and Crocodile Rivers withia the Pretoria Fig. 122.—Malachite Kingfisher. It is a shy, quiet bird, seldom met with far from water. It lives principally on small fish. The beautiful little Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cyanostigma) is one of the smallest of our river birds, and is a conspicuous figure with its bright blue upper 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 Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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