AZUEE-THROATED BEE-EATER.— Wyrtioraw Atkcrtoiii. 



as the plumes of the throat. The general hue of the under surface is buff dashed with 

 greeu, and the under side of the wiugs and tail is dark buff without the green tinge. 

 The eyes are reddish-brown, and the beak is blue-grey. 



The sexes are very similar in colour, but the female is to be distinguished from her 

 mate by her inferior dimensions. The young birds are not so brilliant in their colours, 

 and they are devoid of the beautiful pendent plumage of the neck and throat. 



Theee is a very beautiful and closely-allied species to the idjove bird, namely, the 

 EoSE-BEEASTED Nyctioknis, or Ked-FACED Night-feedee {Ni/ctioruts amicta), of whicli a 

 passing mention has already been made. This beautiful bird is a native of India, and is 



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 face. 

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The very handsome buxl which is indifterentiy kuwvvn by the . 

 Bee-eatek, and the Blue-bellied Bee-eatee, is an inhabitant of "V 

 has been taken in Senegal. It is a truly beautiful creature, elegant \^ 

 brilliant ni colour. It is not a very large bird, being considerably smai.- 

 common Bee-eater of Europe, and measuring only seven inches in total length, 

 the biU occupies one inch. 



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