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MEROPIDJE. 



Chine, p. 73 (1877) ; Vorderm. Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. hid. xliv. 

 p. 191 (1885), xlvi. p. 09 (1887). 

 Merops rochechouardi, Heude, Ann. Set. Nat. 1873 {teste Dresser). 



Adult male. Differs from J/, hieolor in having the head and 

 mantle deep chestnut instead of bay, and in having the throat more 

 constantly bluish : " bill black ; feet blackish ; iris dragon's blood 

 red" {A. Everett). Total length flinches, culmen Vbo, wing 4'4, 

 tail 3, centre tail-feathers 5, tarsus 0'4. 



Adah female. Similar to the male in colour. Total length 9-5 

 inches, culmen 1'35, wing 4, tail 3, tarsus 0"4. 



Young. Entirely green above, excepting the light blue lower back 

 and rump ; chin and upper throat white, washed with yellow ; 

 hinder cheeks and throat blue ; fore neck and breast green, be- 

 coming light blue on the abdomen and under tail-coverts. 



Hub. From Southern China to Cochin China and Siam, the 

 Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, and Borneo. 



a. Ad. sk. 



b, c. S ^^- sk. 



d,e.S2 ad. sk. 

 f, (J. c? ad. : /(, i. 



$ ad. sk. 

 A;. Imm. st. 

 I. Ad. sk. 

 m-x. Ad. etimm. 



sk. 

 s. Imm. sk. 

 a', 6'. c? ad. sk. 

 c'-e'. i ad. et 



imm. ;/-.%'. ? 



ad. et imm. sk. 

 i-v' . S ad. et 



imm. : io'-t!. 2 



ad. et imm. sk. 

 a", b" . 2 ad. et 



imm. sk. 

 c". Ad. sk. 



d" . Ad. sk, 

 e",f\,9"- S ad. 



et imm. sk. 

 h"-l". Ad. etimm. 



sk. 

 m". Ad. sk. 

 n". 5 ad. sk. 

 o", p", q'. Ad. ; 



r". Juv. sk. 

 s". Ad. sk. 



t". Ad. sk. 



Cantor). 

 Islands, Feb. 



{W 



Penang {Dr 

 Ding-Ding 



Davison). 

 Laugat, Salangore, April {W. D.). 

 Klang, Nov., May, June {TV. 



Davison). 

 Malacca. 

 Malacca. 

 Malacca, July, Aug. ( W. D.). 



Malacca, Nov. (Dr. Maingay). 

 Ohohong, Oct. {W. Davison). 

 Pulo Seban, Oct. ( W. D.). 



Kuroo, Oct., Nov. ( W. D.). 



India Museum. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Purchased. 

 Purchased. 

 Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Singapore Island, Aug. ( TV. D.). Hume Coll 

 Sumatra {Raffles). 



Sumatra. 

 Sumatra (C. Bock). 



Lampong {E. C. Bn.vton). 



Sarawak {A. H. Everett). 

 Near Belidah, May {A. H. E.). 

 Labuan {Sir H. Low). 



Brunei River, N.W. Borneo. 



Banjarmassiug (.7. Motley). 



Gould Coll. 

 (Type of species.) 

 Wallace Coll. 

 Tweeddale CoU. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 

 WaUace Coll. 

 Dr. R. B. Sharpe 



[P.]. 

 Bassett Smith, 



Esq. [P.]. 

 Wallace Coll. 



