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MELITTARCHUS. — MELIZOPHILUS. 
MELITTARCHUS (Tyrannidae. — |j.EAt.TTa apis, àpxoç dux) Cabanis, Journ. 
Ornith. 1855. III. 477. = Tyr annus Lin. 
Unterschieden von Tyrannus durch den grossen stark aufgeschwollenen Schna- 
bel, durch ausgerandeten Schwanz und durch verhältnissmässig weniger verengte 
Schwingen. 
crassirostris Cabanis, Journ. Ornith. 1855. III. 478. = Tyrannus crassirostris 
SWAINS. 
dominicensis Cabanis, Jörn. Ornith. 1855. III. 478. = Tyrannus dominicensis 
Briss. 
magnirostris Cabanis, Journ. Ornith. 1855. III. 477. = Tyrannus magnirostris 
d'Orb. 
MELITTIAS (Meropidae. — [xsAircaç apis) Cabanis, Mus. Heine. 1860. II. 134. 
= Merops Lin. 
Synon.: Urica Bonap. 
quinticolor Cabanis, Mus. Heine. II. 134. = Merops quinticolor Vieill. 
MELITTOPHAGUS (Meropidae. — [xeXiTTa apis, çayo edere) Boie, Oken's Isis 
1828. 316. — Gray, Genera Birds 1846. I. 86. = Merops Lin. 
Synon. : Sphecophobus Reichb. 
Differs from the genus Merops by having the wings reaching to the middle 
of the tail, and rounded, with the first quill more than half the length of the 
third, which is rather longer than the second and the longest of all. Tail long, 
broad and even. 
angolensis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. II. 135. = Merops angolensis Gmel. 
Bullockii Gray, Genera Birds I. 86. — Merops Bullocki Vieill. 
Bullockoides Gray, Genera Birds I. 86. = Merops albifrons. 
collaris Gray, Handlist Birds I. 101. — Merops erythropterus Gmel, 
cyanipectnsVERREAUX, Revue magaz. Zool. 1851. 269. = Merops angolensis Gmel. 
erythropterus Boie, Oken's Isis 1828. 316. — Merops erythropterus Gmel. 
gularis Gray, Genera Birds I. 86. = Nyctiornis gularis Bonap. 
hirundinaceus Gray, List spec. Birds brit. Mus. II a . 71. = Merops hirundina- 
ceus Vieill. 
ornatus Reichenbach, Handb. Ornith. I. 82. = Merops ornatus Lath. 
pusillus Gray, Handlist Birds I. 102. = Merops erythropterus Gmel. 
Sonnini Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 163. = Merops angolensis Gmel. 
tawa Boie, Oken's Isis 1828. 316. = Merops hirundinaceus Vieill. 
variegatus Gray, Genera Birds I. 86. = Merops angolensis Gmel. 
MELITTOPKAS (Subgen. Meropis) Reichenbach, Handb. Ornith. 1852. I. 82. 
= Merops Lin. 
Adansoni Reichenbach, Handb. Ornith. I. 82. = Merops Adansoni Levaill. 
badius Reichenbacii, Handb. Ornith. I. 82. = Merops bicolor Bodd. 
bicolor Cabanis, Mus. Heine. II. 137. = Merops bicolor Bodd. 
chlorolaemus Gray, Handlist Birds I. 99. — Merops chlor olaemus. 
hypoglaucus ReichEnbach, Handb. Ornith. I. 82. = Merops bicolor Bodd. 
philippinus Bonaparte, Conspect. Vol. Anis. 8. — Merops bicolor Bodd. 
MELITTOTHEHES (Subgen. Meropis) Reichenbach, Handb. Ornith. 1852. I. 82. 
= Merops Lin. 
natalensis Reichenbach, 1. c. = Merops natalensis Reichb. 
nubicus Reichenbach, Handb. spec. Ornith. I. 82. — Merops nubicus Gmel. 
nubicoides Bonaparte, Consp. Vol. Anis. 8. = Merops natalensis. 
MELIZOPHILUS (Sylviadae. — {jlsXl^o cantare, <piXoç amans) Leach, Catal. brit. 
Mus. 1816. 25. — Swainson, Classif. Birds II. 242. = Sylvia Lath. 
Upper mandible distinctly notched; rictus slightly bristled. First quill spurious; 
the second shorter than the three next, which are the longest. Tail lengthened, 
rounded; the feathers narrowed towards their tips. Legs moderate. Lateral toes 
equal, Claws small and slightly curved. 
dartfordiensis Leach, Catal. brit. Mus. 25. = Sylvia provincialis Tem. 
melanocephalus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. I. 35. = Sylvia melanocephala Lath. 
