Birds from British East Africa and Uganda. 299 



All three are in bright plumage and but very slightly 

 "vrorn. 



[Iricles dark brown ; bill black ; legs and toes bluish 

 black, slate-grey or grey, claws black. Common and seen 

 in small flocks] 



Spheconax albifrons (Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. vol. ii. 

 1860, p. 133) is a nomeu nudum fourided on M. bidlockoides 

 Smith; and Blerops smitini Sclileg. (Mus. Pays-Bas, vol. iii. 

 Merops, 1863, p. 9 : Cafrerie) is a substitute name for M^bul- 

 lockoides of Smith, and in the description is compared with 

 M. bullocki. 



M. huUockoides ranges without variation from south 

 Africa to north Angola on the west and British East Africa 

 on the east. 



159. Merops apiaster. European Bee-eater. 



Merops apiaster Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 117 : 

 Southern Europe. 



a. ? imra. Lemek Valley, 60O0 ft. Oct. 8. 



b. ? ? ad. 12 miles E. of Amala River, 5600 ft. Oct. 25. 

 Total length in Hesli : 10 & 9| inches. Wing : ad. 



139 mm.; imra. 145 mm. 



The adtdt is in very worn faded plumage, new yellow 

 feathers appearing on the thioat. The immature is not 

 worn and has short central tail-feathers. 



[Irides red ; bill black ; legs and toes blackish flesh. In 

 the specimen from the Lemek Valley the irides are given as 

 brown, and the legs and toes as dirty grey.] 



160. Merops nubicus nuMcus. Nubian Carmine Bee- 

 eater. 



Merops nubicus Gm. Syst. Nat. vol. i. pt. i. 1788, p. 464 : 

 Nubia. 



a. ? ad. Gondokoro. March 7. 



Total length in flesh : 13| inches. Wing : 149 mm. 



In bright dress and but slightly worn. 



[Irides red ; bill black ; legs and toes dull grey. Common 

 from Gondokoro northwards.] 



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