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PROMEROPS, PROMEROPS. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum Upupae. 

 Pedes ambulatorii. 

 Cauda elongata plerisque 

 cuneata. 



Bill as in the genus Upupa. 

 Feet formed for walking. 

 Tail lengthened, and in 

 most species cuneated. 



BLUE PROMEROPS. 



Promerops caeruleus. P. ccerukus, rostra pedibusque nigris. 



Blue Promerops, with black bill and legs. 



Upupa Indica. U. indico-ccerulea, cauda cuneiformi, rostro nigro, 



pedibus plumbeis. Lath. ind. orn. Blue Promerops. Lath. syn. 



svppl. 

 Le Promerops bleu. And. et Viell. Pi-om. pi. Q. 



of a Common Hoopoe : length twelve inches : 

 bill two inches long, curved, and black: whole 

 bird of a fine but rather pale blue, lightest on the 

 head and under parts of the body : tail above four 

 inches in length, and slightly cuneiform : legs lead- 

 colour. Native of India. First described by Dr. 

 Latham, from a drawing communicated by Capt. 

 Paterson. 



