28 CMS.,LARGE KINGFISHER, THE ADULT HAS A BRIGHT BLUE BACK,WINGS AND TAIL.ITS HEAD,SHOULDERS,FLANKS AND LOWER BELLY ARE CHESTNUT, AND THE THROAT AND BREAST ARE WHITE.THE LARGE BILL AND THE LEGS ARE BRIGHT RED.THE FLIGHT OF THE WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER IS RAPID AND DIRECT,THE SHORT ROUNDED WINGS WHIRRING.IN FLIGHT LARGE WHITE PATCHES ARE VISIBLE ON THE BLUE AND BLACK WINGS.SEXES ARE SIMILAR.WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER IS A COMMON SPECIES OF A VARIETY OF HABITATS,MOSTLY OPEN COUNTRY IN THE PLAINS