. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. COMMON SHELDEAKE. present writer has seen even a Kingfisher practise piracy. The species was the White- breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smymensis), a bird feeding much on land animals and not very expert at catching fish; his victim was a Dabchick, but he was apparently not often successful in robbing this clever little OYSTER-C'AI [ir. P. Damlo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustr


. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. COMMON SHELDEAKE. present writer has seen even a Kingfisher practise piracy. The species was the White- breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smymensis), a bird feeding much on land animals and not very expert at catching fish; his victim was a Dabchick, but he was apparently not often successful in robbing this clever little OYSTER-C'AI [ir. P. Damlo. 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 London


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