BEE-EATER. 



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GENUS XXXIII— BEE-EATER. 



1 Common Bee-Eater 



11 Javan 



26 Pirik 



2 Arabiau 



12 Angola 



27 Olivaceous 



3 Indian 



13 Calonian 



28 Chestnut 



A Bengal 



14 Eastern 



A Var. 



B Egyptian 



15 Blue-green 



29 White-fronted 



C Philippine 



16 Coromandel 



30 New-Holland 



D Var. 



17 Yellow 



31 Dusky 



4 Hurruwa 



18 Red-throated 



32 Fork-tailed 



A Var. 



A Var. 



33 Barred-tailed 



5 Yellow-headed 



B Var. 



34 Blue-crested 



6 Supercilious 



19 Scarlet-throated 



35 Cayenne 



A Var. 



20 Malembic 



36 Surinam 



B Persian 



21 Red-headed 



37 Brasilian 



C Senegal 



22 Blue-headed 



38 Cinereous 



7 Abyssinian 



23 Superb 



39 Chestnut-quilled 



8 Philippine 



24 Red- winged 



40 Rufous 



9 Variegated 



25 Swallow-tailed 





10 Chestnut-throated 



A Var. 





X$ILL quadrangular, a little incurvated, sharp-pointed. 



Nostrils small, near the base. 



Tongue various, in general slender. 



Toes three forwards and one backward, the outer connected more 

 or less with the middle one. 



This Genus, for the most part, inhabits the Old Continent, but 

 excepting the first species, never known to visit these kingdoms. The 

 first seems to be found in various parts of the world, but the rest are 

 more confined, and much more scarce. The general food supposed to 

 be insects. In the formation of the nest, imitate the Kingsfisher, 

 making it in the holes of banks of rivers. Said to be fond of wasps 

 and bees. I do not find that birds of this Genus have any note beyond 

 a whistle, and that far from agreeable. 



