I saw akingfisher, in all its beauty, moving about over the rivers and marshes and lakes by my home.
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A most eloquent plea has been made for thekingfisher.
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I saw the disappearance of kingfishers, dippers and water rats.
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I entirely associate myself with everything that has been said about thekingfisher.
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I should like to refer to another bird, thekingfisher.
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Like the assertion that thekingfisherand swallow are regularly caged, it is not true.
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It is only thekingfisherthat will stand our climate.
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It was during the time required to bring up a brood of kingfishers.
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I want to protect thekingfisherjust as much as anyone—but to protect him up to a point.
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I give thekingfishermerely as a type; there are many other illustrations one could give.
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The fish mysteriously disappeared, although no kingfishers were found there.
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I think thekingfisheris the most beautiful bird we have.
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Kingfishers cannot be permanently scared off, and it is impossible to protect fishponds against them by nets without quite disproportionate trouble and expense.
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It is no use saying that thekingfisheris already protected in the comprehensive protection given under the £5 penalty.
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Would it oblige the water authority to avoid damage to the banks of watercourses where kingfishers are known to make their nests, and so on?
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