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Merops persicus, Pall. 



Merops aegyptius, Locke, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois. ii. p. 91 (1867). 



Merops persica, Bree, Birds Eur. iii. p. 162, pi. (1867) ; id. torn. tit. 

 2nd ed. iv. p. 76, pi. (1875). 



Merops persicus, Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 155 (1877) ; id. Mon. Merop. 

 p. 63 (1884) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 65 

 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 66 (1892) ; Blanf. Fauna 

 Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 112 (1895); Koenig, J. f. O. 1896, p. 216, 

 tab. vi. fig. 3 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 74 (1900). 



1. Algeria (Loche). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Nubia (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Banks of the Nile (J. H. Cochrane : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Asia Minor, May. Crowley Bequest. 

 1. Sambhur, India, 19th June (R. M. Hume Coll. 



Adam). 



7. Sambhur, 30th June (J?. M . A.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Sambhur, 1st July (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 (). Sambhur, 2nd July (R. -M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Sambhur, 3rd July (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 1. Sambhur, 10th July (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 



8. Sambhur, 13th July (R. M. A. } . Hume Coll. 



3. Sambhur, 27th July (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 

 8. Delhi. Hume Coll. 

 1. Delhi, 7th July (C. T. Bine/ham). Hume Coil. 

 7. Gurhi Hursroo, Gurgaon Dist., Hume Coll. 



17th June (C. T. B.). 



5. Gurhi Hursroo, 2nd July ( W. N. Hume Coll. 

 Chill). 



1. Gurhi Hursroo, 5th Julv ( W. Hume Coll. 



N. C.). 



Merops superciliosus, Linn. 



Merops superciliosus, Thien. Fortpftanz. ges. Vog. tab. xiii. fig. 5 (1845- 

 54) ; Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882; ; Dresser, 

 Mon. Merop. p. 71 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 70 

 (1892); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersamml. p. 159 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. 

 p. 74 (1900). 



Merops madagascariensis typicus, Milne-Edwards 8f Grandidier, Hist. 

 Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. '262, pi. 302. fig. 13 (1879). 



The eggs of the Madagascar Bee-eater measure from '95 to 1 in 

 length, and from *75 to '88 in breadth. 



5. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.], 



2. Mahanoro, Madagascar, Nov. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P.], 



3. Madagascar (E. Nrwton). Crowley Bequest. 

 ] . Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. 



Merops philippinus, Linn. 



Merops philippinus, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 306 (1878) ; Dresser, Mon. 

 Merop. p. 55 (1884) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. Birds, \\\. 

 p. 63 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 71 (1892) ; Blanf, 

 Fauna Brit. Intl., Birds, iii. p. Ill (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii.p.74 

 (1900). 



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