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Birds of Celebes; Meropidae. 
“Burong langir” (bird of high flight), Minahassa (Meyer 16). 
“Tguru”, Macassar and Tjamha (Platen e 1). 
For further synonymy and references see Dresser XXIX] Sharpe 38. 
Figures and descriptions. Dauhenton all] Levaillant b I] Grould J77; Dresser 
Meyer XXXIX (skeleton); Legge 17] Oates 26] W. Blasius el] Sharpe 38] 
Stanford 47. 
Adult. Above olive-green, scapulars washed with greyish blue; quills — double-tipped — 
green, broadly tipped with blackish (except the innermost ones) washed with greyish 
blue on terminal part; rump and upper tail-coverts glaucous blue; tail duller 
greenish blue, the two middle rectrices much longer than the others, the projecting 
part much narrowed, but never bare of web, extreme ends slightly widened; above 
eyes and on forehead at base of bill a streak of turquoise -blue; a submalar 
streak of the same colour; between them inch lores, subocular region and ear- 
coverts black; chin ochre-yellow; throat rufous hazel; upper breast yellowish 
green, becoming buffy ohve-grey on the sides and abdomen; under tail-coverts very 
pale greyish blue; under wing-coverts and quills towards their bases rufous 
(Q Macassar, Platen. 25. I. 78, — 0 5367). “Iris blood-red; bill and feet black.” 
Sexes. Alike (Sharpe 38, Legge 17). 
Young. The two middle tail-feathers very little longer than the others; all the feathers of 
the green parts of the upper surface narrowly margined with greyish or bluish; the 
reddish on the throat much less pronounced; the blue supraloral and malar streaks 
wanting (Macassar, Oct. 1871, Meyer, C 2261). “Iris dull red, or brownish red” 
(Legge). 
Measurements. 
Wing 
Tail with- 
out spat. 
Bill from 
nostril 
a. (C 5367) Q ad. Macassar 
130 
95 

h. (0 3511) imm. H. Celebes 
128 
98 
32 
c. (0 2263) (T’ imm. Limbotto, H. Cel 
125 
99 
31 
d. (C 3512) imm. N. Celebes 
123 
95 
30 
e. (C 3512) imm. Manado 
128 
90 
— 
f. (C 2261) cf Macassar 
125 
95 
27 
g. (Schliiter) imm. S. Celebes 
130 
96 
34 
h. (Schliiter) imm. S. Celebes 
126 
91 
— 
Six specimens from the Pliilippines 
121-131 
90-100 
29-35.5 
C 2264 ad. Singapore, Dec 
132 
94 
33 
C 4853 imm. Calcutta 
124 
90 
32 
C 6152 ad. Kupang, Timor 
133 
91 
36 
Skeleton. 
Length of cranium (fr. sin. nasofr.) 
20.5 
mm 
Length of fibula .... 
. 14.0 
mm 
Glreatest breadth of do. . . 
17.7 
» 
Length of tarso-metatarsus 
. 10.0 
» 
Length of humerus .... 
29.7 
» 
Length of sternum 
. 34.0 
» 
Length of ulna. . . . 
37.7 
» 
Greatest breadth of do. . 
. 17.6 
» 
Length of radius 
35.5 
» 
Height of crista sterni . . 
. 10.0 
» 
Length of manus 
30.5 
» 
Length of pelvis .... 
. 26.0 
» 
Length of femur 
18.0 
» 
Greatest breadth of do. 
. 18.0 
» 
Length of tibia 
28.0 
Eggs. Usually 4 or 5 (Hume 36). Spherical, very glossy and white. 23.5 to 24.5 by 
20 mm (Hehrkorn MS.). 20.8 — 24.6 X U — 21.6 (Hume 36). 
