ol 



Merops persicus, Pall. 

 I^Icrops a?crjptius, Loche, i:.cj)l. Sci. Alger., Ois. ii. p. 91 (1SG7) 

 Merops persica, B,re, Birds Eur. iii. p. 162, pi. - (1S07); id. torn, cit 



2nd ed. iv. p. / 6, pi. — (1875). ' ' 



Merops persicus i)/-^.,s.r, Birds Bur . y. p. 155 (1877); id. Mon. Merop. 



?i«Qm^ «^ ' nl 't ^"-T'J''^' ^' ^^9s Ind. Birds, ili. p. 6S 

 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat Birds B. 31. xvii. p. 66 (1892 " 



p. 65 



„ ., > , ,,-. .... ,,, ,, r- — K^--"^/ , Blanf. Fauna 



Brit. Ind., Birds, ui. p. 112 (1895); Koenig, J. f. 0. 1896 p 2Il3 

 >e, Hand-/, ii. p. 74 (1900). ' ' 



tab. vi. fig. 3 ; Shurpe, 



1. Algeria (Loche). 



1. Nubia ( 7V/^V;y/wi Coll.). 



1. Banks of the Nile {J. H. Cochrane : 



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Asia Minor, May. 



1. Sambhur, India,' 19th June {R. M. 

 Adam). 



7. Sambhur, .30th June (i?. M. A.). 

 1. Sambhur, Ist Julv {B. M. A.). 

 <■>. Sambhur, 2nd July (R. M. A.). 

 1. Sambhur, ;3rd July (B. M. A.). 

 1. Sambhur, 10th July {R. M. A.). 



8. Sambhur, 13th JulV (R. M. A.). 

 .'!. Sambhur, 27th July (R. M. A.) 

 s. Delhi. 



1. Delhi, 7th July {C. T. Binff/iam). 

 7. Gurhi IIursroQ, Gurgaon Dist., 



17th June (C. T. B.). 

 5. C-Turhi llursroo, 2nd July ( W. X 



Chill). 

 1. Gurhi llursroo, 5th July ( [('. 



N. C). 



Salyiu-Godnian Coll. 

 {'ro\vley Bequest. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coil. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Merops superciliosus, Liun. 

 Merops superciliosus, Thien. Fortpfanz. ges. Vog. tab. xiii fio- 5 (1845- 

 54) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinh. vii. p. 148 (1882? • Dresner 

 ntkJ^T^l- ?■ l^ ^l^.^"^^' ''^^'"''P''^ <^'«^- ^"•^*' B. J/. xVii. p. 70 

 ^ -f^ionnf '■^■' ^''*- ^^'''-'""''"^- P- i-59 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. 

 p. / 4 (lyuu). 



Merops madagascariensis typicus, Milne- Edwards ^- Grandidier Hist 

 J\at. Madag., Ois. i. p. 262, pi. 302. fig. 13 (1879). 



The eggs of the Madagascar Bee-eater measure from -95 to 1 in 

 length, and froai -To to -SS in breadth. 



5. Betsileo, Madagascar. 



2. Mahanoro, Madagascar, Noy. 



3. Madagascar (E. Xeicton). 

 I . Madagascar. 



Ttey. W. Deans Cowan [P.]. 

 W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.l. 

 Crowley Bequest. "' 



Crowley Bequest. 



Merops philippimis, Liim. 



Merops philippinus Z^yye, 5/;y4- Ceglon, p. 306 (1878); Dresser, Mon. 

 Merop. p. 5o (1884) ; Oates ed. Hume, Xesfs 4" ^W5 Ind. Birds iii 

 p. 63 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xyii. p. 71 (m^) Blanf 

 Fau^ Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. ] U (ISOo) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 74 

 (1900^. ' 



