“Many species of the kingfisher family are found in various parts of the world. The belted kingfisher is peculiar to North America, and is a larger bird than the kingfisher of Great Britain, being fully twelve inches in length, but inferior in brilliancy of plumage.” —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888
The Popular Cyclopedia of Useful Knowledge (New York: F. M. Lupton, 1888) 134
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