52. 

 Fam. MEROPIDiE. 



Genus Alcemerops, Is. Geoffroy. 



228. Alc Athertonii (Jarcline and Selby, III. Orn. pi. 58). 



Syn. Me?'ops Athertonii, J. and S. 



Bucia nipalensis, Hodgson, J. A. S. V, 360. 

 Merops cyanoyularis, Jerdon. 

 Nyctiornis umherstiana, Royle. 

 Pya-too-nghet, Arracan. 

 Hab. Deyra Doon ; Nepal ; Assam ; Arakan ; Tenasserim ; S. 

 India. 

 A. B. Specimens from Arakan. Presented by Capt. 

 Phayre (1S4.5). 

 C. Do., wings spread ; from Darjiling : Mr. "Webb (1844). 



229. A. AMTCTA (Swainson's ^oo/. ///., 2nd series, pi. 56; PL Co^. 310). 



Syn. Merops omictus, Temminck. 



Hab. Tenasserim Provinces ; Malayan peninsula. 



A. Specimen from Tenasserim. Dr. Heifer (1S37). 



B. C. Do., from Malacca. Rev. F. W. Lindstedt (1845). 

 i). Young, from Malacca. Mr. E. Lindstedt (1847). 



Genus Merops, L. 



230. M. API ASTER, L. (PI. Enl. 938). 



Syn. M. yalilceiis, Hasselquist. 



M. schcpyhayha, Forster. 



M. chrysocephalus (?), Latham. 

 Hab. Europe; W. Asia; Afghanistan. 



A. Specimen from Europe. .Mr. Bartlett (1843). 



B Do., from Algiers. M. Malherbe (1848). 



C. Do,, received from the Batavian Society (1845). 



231. M. PERSicus, Pallas (Sav., Descript. de I'Egypt, torn. 1, pL 

 4, f. 3). 



Syn. M. fegyptiuSySavigny. 

 Hab. N. Africa; W. Asia; Sinde. 



A. B. Specimens from Sinde. Sir A. Burnes (1830). 



232. M. PHiLippiNus, L. {PI. Enl. 215). 



Syn. M. Leschenaultii, Levaillant. 

 M.javariicus, Horsfield. 

 Barui Barai, Malay. 

 Hab. India generally ; Malay countries ; Ceylon. 



A. B. C. D. Specimens from the neighbourhood of Cal- 

 cutta (1844-6). 



233. M. ORNATUS, Latham, (Gould's B. A. Vol. II, pi. 16). 



Syn. M. melanurus. Vigors and Horsfield. 

 Hab. Australia. 



A. B. Specimens presented by the Sydney Institution 

 (1845). 



