William Thompson

“ This kingfisher, said to be the only species inhabiting North America, is migratory there, and like other birds which have visited Ireland and Great Britain from that continent, has appeared about the period of migration. As an American bird, it is fully treated of by Wilson,Footnote 1 Audubon,Footnote 2 and Richardson Footnote 3. ”

“ The last author states, that in summer 'it frequents all the large rivers in the fur countries up to the 67th degree of latitude/ It retires to winter in the Southern States, and the West India islands (Wilson and Richardson) . ”