56 MEEOPID^. 



(1854, pt.) ; Moi,re,T. Z. S. 1854, p. 264; Gould, B. Asia, i. 



pi. 34 (1856) ; Jcrd. B. Ind. i. p. 208 (1862) ; Schl. Mus. Pays- 



Bas, Merops, p. 9 (1863, pt.) ; Bli/th, Ibis, 1866, p. 344 ; Beav. 



Ibis, 1867, p. 318; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 100, uo. 1216 (1869); 



Bliuif. Ibis, 1870, p. 465; E/ires, t. c. p. 527; Wcdd. Ibis, 1871, 



p. 301 ; Iloldsw. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 423 ; Jerd. Ibis, 1872, p. 3 ; 



Swinh. Ibis, 1873, p. 231 ; Ball, Str. F. 1873, p. 57 ; Kelh. Ibis, 



1881, p. 377. 

 Merops erythrocepbalus, Bli/f/i, Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 53 (1849) ; 



Sivinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 348 ; Bli/th S,- Wald. B. Burm. p. 72 



(1875). 

 Merops (Urica) quinticolor, Bj). Consp. Vvlucr. Aiiis. p. 8 (1854). 

 Merops swinlioii, Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. B. p. 102 (1873) ; id. 



Str. F. ii. p. 163 (1874) ; Ball, t. c. p. 386 ; Hume, Str. F. iii. p. 50 



(1875) ; Fairb. Str. F. iv. p. 254 (1874) ; Armstr. t. c. p. 305 ; 



Hume, Str. F. v. p. 18 (1877) ; Ball, Str. F. vii. p. 203 ^1878) ; 



Hume, t. c. p. 456 ; Leqge, B. Ceylon, p. 312 (1878) ; Hume, Str. 



F. 1879, pp. 48, 85 ; Vtdul, Str. F. ix. p. 49 (1880) ; Bingham, t. c. 



p 153 ; Daiismi, Str. F. x. p 350 (1883) ; Parker, Ibis, 1886, p. 184 ; 



Tai/lor, Str. F. x. p. 456 (1887) ; Terry, Sir. F. x. p. 470 (1887) ; 



Hume, Str. F. xi. p. 42 (1888). 

 Merops leschenaulti (nee V.), Fairb. Str. F. v. p. 394 (1877) ; Ander- 

 son, Pep. Znol. F.vpied. Yun-nan, p. 582 (1878) ; Hume 8f Davisoti, 



Sir. F. vi. pp. 68, 498 (1878). 

 Melittophagus leschenaulti (nee V.), Oates, Handb. B. Brit. Burm. 



ii. p. 68 (1883). 

 Melittophagus quinticolor. Dresser, Monogr. Merop. p. 115, pi. 26 



(1885) ; Oates, ed. Hmne's Nests ^ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 67 (1891). 



Adult male. Similar to M. leschenaulti, but easily distinguished 

 by the chestnut colour of the lower throat, preceding the black 

 collar across the neck : " bill black ; legs dusky black, claws dark horn- 

 colour ; iris crimson " (E. W. Oates). Total length 7"5 inches, cul- 

 men 1-3, wing 4-25, tail 2-9, tarsus 0-4. 



Adult female. Similar to the male in colour. Total length 7 inches, 

 culmen 1-35, wing 4-1, tail 2-75, tarsus 0-4. 



Hab. Indian Peninsula and Ceylon, the islands in the Bay of 

 Bengal, ranging through the Burmese countries to Siam and Cochin 

 China, and into the Malayan Peninsula. 



a. h, c. Ad. sk. Ceylon, Nov. {S. Chapman 6r Tweeddale Coll. 

 H. Nei-ill). 



d. d" ad. sk. N.W. Ceylon, Feb. Colonel Legge [P.]. 



e. Ad. sk. Travancore, Feb. F. BourdiUon, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 /, g. Ad. sk. Anjango, Dec. Hume Coll. 



h. Ad. sk. Malabar. Tweeddale Coll. 



i, k. S ad. sk. Coonoor, Feb., April (F. Day). Hume Coll. 



/, m. <S 2 ad. sk. Burliar, Coouoor GLat, April Tweeddale Coll. 



(P. G. W.R.). 

 w. <5 ad. sk. Seegore, April ( W. Davison). Hume Coll. 



o, V. Ad. sk. Madras. Rev. H. H. Baber 



[P.]. 

 q. Ad. st. Madras. Rev. H. II. Baber 



[P.]. 

 r. Ad. sk. Dehra Dhoon. Tweeddale Coll. 



