ROLLER. ID 



head and throat darkest, streaked with white; rump, tail, and under 

 parts, from the breast, fine blue ; tail even, the two middle feathers 

 green, the outer ones blue at the bottom and tips, and sea-green in 

 the middle ; wings green and blue. 



Inhabits Ceylon, and various parts of India ; not unfrequent on 

 the Coast of Coromandel. Seems to be greatly allied to the Bengal 

 Roller, if not the same bird. 



A. — This measures also eleven inches. Crown of the head 

 furnished with loose feathers of a fine light verditer green ; the rest 

 of the head and neck deep blue black ; those of the chin and sides 

 narrow, and pale blue ; back and second quills deep green ; wing- 

 coverts and outer part of the wing deep blue; quills dusky, edged 

 with blue; under parts of the body blue; rump the same, but 

 brilliant; tail three inches long, the two middle feathers deep blue 

 black, the outer ones more or less paler blue; legs stout, short, and 

 yellow-brown ; claws black. 



This, in many points, agrees with the last description, but appears 

 to be a stouter bird. 



5.— SENEGAL ROLLER. 



Coracias Senegala, Lid. Orn.\. 169. Gm. Lin.i. 379. Dazed, ii. 261. 

 — — — — albifrons, Shaw's Zool. vii. 392. 

 Rollier du Senegal, Buf. iii. 143. PI. enl. 326. 

 Swallow-tailed Indian Roller, Edw. pi. 327. 

 Senegal Roller, Gen. Spi. i. 408. 



LESS than a Jay. Bill black; the whole face, as far as the 

 eyes, white ; head, neck, and under parts of the body, upper parts 

 of the wings and tail bluish sea-green; shoulders and quills deep 

 blue; the outer feathers exceed the others in length, as in the 

 last described. 



Inhabits Senegal. 



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