"Rev. Sidney Flack" <sgflack@prodigy.net> wrote/replied to: >I have also seen the Malagasy kingfisher in the rain forests of >Madagascar. It is average size, ca. 8", chubby, extremely energetic, >and a brilliant metallic green with a head nearly as large as its body. That sounds more like this bird. Very small, big head, and brilliant green blue turquoise. 8 inches would be a large one, most are a bit smaller. It's simply called Kawasemi here. Jim Davis Nature Photography http://www.kjsl.com/~jbdavis/
