There lived in harmony several couples of kingfishers perched on a stone, grave, motionless, watching for fish, then darting down, they plunged in with a sharp cry, and reappeared with their prey in their beaks.
Là, vivaient en commun plusieurs couples de martins- pêcheurs, perchés sur quelque pierre, graves, immobiles, guettant les poissons au passage, puis, s'élançant, plongeant en faisant entendre un cri aigu, et reparaissant, la proie au bec.