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YELLOW-THROATED BEE-EATER. 



Merops chrysocephalus. M. viridi-aureus, gula futea, sindpite 

 superciliis corporeque subtus viridi-cceruleis, vertice cerviceqite 

 aureo-rubris. LatK. ind. orn. 



Gold-green Bee-Eater, with luteous throat, blue-green forehead, 

 brows, and under parts, and gold-red crown and nape. 



Le grand Guepier vert el bleu a gorge jaune. Buff. ois. 



Yellow-throated Bee-Eater. Lath. syn. 



THE length of this species, according to Buffon, 

 is ten inches : the crown of the head and upper 

 part of the neck bright golden red; the upper 

 parts of the bird golden green : the throat bright 

 yellow, bounded by brown : the forehead, eye- 

 brows, and all the under parts from the throat, 

 blue-green : the two middle tail-feathers near an 

 inch longer than the rest. Native country not 

 particularized. Described from a specimen brought 

 by Sonnerat. 



ANGOLA BEE-EATER. 



Merops Angoleusis. M . viridi-nitens, subtus viridi-ccerulcus, gula 

 lutea, jugulo castaneo, per oculos fascia cinerea nigro maculata. 

 Lath. ind. orn. 



Glossy-green Bee-Eater, blue-green beneath, with luteous throat, 

 chesnut under-neck, and a spotted grey and black eye-stripe. 



Le Petit Guepier vert et bleu a queue etagee. Buff, ois. 



Angola Bee-Eater. Lath. syn. 



DESCRIBED by Brisson from a drawing by 

 Monsr. Poivre : length five inches and a half: co- 



