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YEtLOW-THKOATED BEE-EATER. \ 



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Merops chrysocephalus. M, viridi aureus, gula lutea, sincipite i 

 superciliis corporeque siibtus viridi-cceruleis, vertice cerviceque ^1 

 aureo-rubris. Lath, ind, orn, 



Gold-green Bee-Eater, with luteous throat, blue-green forehead, 

 brows, and under parts, and gold-red crown and nape. | 



Le grand Guepier vert el bleu a gorge jaune. Buff. ois. 



Yellow-throated Bee-Eater. Lath» syn. 



The length of this species, according to PufFon, | 

 is ten inches : the crown of the head and upper \ 

 part of the neck bright golden red ; the upper | 

 parts of the bird golden green : the throat bright 

 yellow, bounded by brown: the forehead, eye- 

 brows, and all the under parts from the throat, 

 blue-green : the two middle tail-feathers near an 

 inch longer than the rest. Native country not % 

 particularized. Described from a specimen brought ^ 

 by Sonnerat 



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ANGOLA BEE- EATER. 



Merops Angolensis. M. viridi-nitens, subtus viridi-coer ulcus, gula 

 lutea, jugulo castamo, per oculos fascia cinerea nigra maculata. 

 Lath. ind. orn. 



Glossy-green Bee-Eater, blue-green beneath, with luteous throat, 



chesnut under-neck, and a spotted grey and black eye-stripe. | 

 Le Petit Guepier vert et bleu a queue etagee. Buff, ois. 

 Angola Bee-Eater. Lath, syn, /J 



Described by Brisson from a drawing by 

 Monsr, Poivre : length five inches and a half; co- 



