MEKOPS. 5 [ 



Merops persicus, Pall. 



Merops segyptius, Loche, Expl. Set. Algir., Ois. ii. p. 91 (1867). 



Merops persica, Bree, Birds Eu,r. iii. p. 162, pi. — (1867) : id. torn. cit. 

 2nd ed. iv. p. 76, pi. — (1875). 



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

 p. 63 (1884) ; Oates ed. JSume, Nests 8f 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. 'i^xshia, {Tristram Coll.). Cvowley Bequest. 



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



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Asia Minor, May. Crowley Bequest. 

 1. Sambhur, India, 19tli June (iJ. M. Hume Coll. 



Adam). 



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

 1. Sambhur; 1st July (-R. ilf. A). Hume Coll. 



6. Sambhur, 2nd July (B. M. A.). Hame Coll. 

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

 1. Sambhur, 10th July [B. 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. Bingham). Hume Coil. 



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



17th June (G T. B.). 

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

 ChiU). 



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



N. C). 



Merops superciliosus, Linn. 



Merops superciliosus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Fog. tab. xiii. fig. 6 (1845- 

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

 Mm. 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 §• Orandidier, Hist. 

 Nat. Madag., Ois. i. p. 262, pi. 303. 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. Uadcliffe Saunders, Esq. [P,]. 



3. Madagascar {E. Netoton). Crowley Bequest. 

 1. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest, 



Merops philippinus, Linn. 



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

 Merop. p. 65 (1884) ; Oates ed. Hume, Neits 8f Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. 

 p. 63 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 71 (1893) ; Blanf. 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. Ill (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 74 

 (1900). _„ 



