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MALIMBA BEE-EATER. 



Merops Malimbicus. M. cinereo-violaceus, suhtus roseo'Sangm* 

 neus, stria oculari nigra, gula alba, remigihus duabus elongatis, 



Cinereo-violaceous Bee-Eater, sanguine rose-coloured beneath, 

 with black eye-stripe, white throat, and two lengthened tail- 

 feathers. , 



Merops bicolor. M. supra afro-violaceus, suhtus roseus mento alho, 



Cauda longa et bifurcata. Daudin. Ann, Mus. 

 Merops Malimbicus. Malimba Bee-Eater. Nat, Misc. vol 17, 



This species is described by Monsr. Daudin, in 

 the Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. Its 

 length is about ten inches, and its extent of wings 

 sixteen : the irides are red : the bill and legs black: 

 the head and neck of a slate-grey colour ; the chin 

 white ; the colour passing from the corners of the 

 lower mandible in the form of a streak on each 

 side the throat : the upper parts of the body, wings, 

 and tail are of a vinaceous ash-colour 3 but the 

 quill-feathers blackish brown; and across the eyes 

 runs a blackish brown stripe : the lower part of the 

 throat, breast, belly, and thighs are of a fine deep 

 or sanguine rose-colour, somewhat paler towards 

 the yent : the two middle tail-feathers exceed the 

 rest by about an inch and six lines, terminating in 

 •a narrow point or slightly webbed shaft, as in the 

 Common Bee- Eater. This species is an inhabitant 

 of Malimba in the kingdom of Congo in Africa, 

 where however it only continues about three 

 months in the year ; migrating in troops, flying 

 with the swiftness of a Swallow, and principally 



