WttrfE-FRONTED BEE-EATER. 179 



Bee-Eater : the general colour dull green : the fea- 

 thers rather full : quills red, but not bright : the 

 outer edges of them dull green with black tips : 

 tail green : the two middle feathers produced be- 

 yond the others, where they are narrow and black, 

 as far as they exceed them : said to come from the 

 Mahratta country in India." 



WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER. 



Merops Albifrons. M, rufus subtus albidus^ capife supra nigra, 

 fronte nivea, remigibus rectricibusque ccerulescentibus albo macu" 

 latis. 



Rufous Bee-Eater whitish beneath, with snow-white forehead, 



and blueisli wing and tail-feathers spotted with white. 

 Merops albifrons. M. rufus subtus albidus, capite supra nigra, 

 . fronte nivea, remigibus rectricibusque maculatis, Latk ind. orn, 

 suppl. 



White-fronted Bee-Eater. LatL syn, suppl 2. 



This is about eight inches in length : the body 

 is of an elegant rufous-brown above 3 the forehead, 

 and all the under parts white; but the shafts of the 

 feathers both on the upper and under parts of the 

 bird are black: the crown of the head and cheeks 

 are also black, and the sides of the body beneath 

 the wings marked with five dark blueish bands : the 

 quill-feathers and tail are pale blue, spotted with 

 white : the bill and legs yellowish brown. The 

 supposed female is described as of duller colours; 

 having the crown and cheeks brown instead of 

 black ; and the wings and tail varied with brow» 

 and dull yellow. Native of New Holland. 



