MEROPS, MONUPTERUS. aii 
2—2. Meroprs. Spec. 26. 
apiaster, (bee-eater,) back ferruginous ; belly and 
tail bluish-green ; two of the tail-feathers lon- 
ger; chin pale-yellow; bill black ; crown, 
hind-head and neck bay. 
See MS. P. 
13—2. Miuiepora. Spec. 34. 
polymorpha, (common coral,) crustaceous, solid, 
irregularly shaped, but generally branched and 
tuberculate, and without visible pores. 
See MS. P. 
2—2. Momorvus. Spec. 1. 
brasiliensis, (motmot,) green ; front bluish-green ; 
hind-head violet ; crown black. 
See MS. P. 
14—2. Mownas. Spec. 5. 
/ens, transparent, with sometimes a greenish mar- 
gin; a mere round pellucid dot. 
See MS. P. 
6—2. Monocutus. Spec. 68. 
cyclops, (horse-foot,) siiell convex with three lines 
of raised spines ; tail very long and unarmed. 
See MS. P. 
1—8. Mownopon. Spec. 1. 
monoceros, (uarwal,) skin white, spotted with black 
on the back ; no dorsal fin, two small pectoral 
ones. 18 to 40 feet long. 
See MS. P. 
4—1. Mownoprerus. Spec. 1. 
notopterus, silvery with a gilt hue ; fins pale ash. 
See MS. P. 
