THE KINGFISHER.
(Sent In by Nelson Lysaght, Kutarere, Bay of Plenty.) \ kingfisher fishes for fishes and tilings, But a kingfisher never fishes for kings. So why is it called a kingfisher? It pounces on insects, it preys upon eels, It snaps up small fish, disregarding thenIts plumage is brilliant, it sits by the hour , , , On the bank of a stream and pretends its a (lower. For a kingfisher fishes for fishes and
things, . But a kingfisher never fishes for kings So why is it called a kingfisher? —Copied.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 2 (Supplement)
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88THE KINGFISHER. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 2 (Supplement)
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