LIST OF PLATES 
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I. Nyctiornis amictus ad 3 
II. — — AMICTUS juv 3 
III. ATHERTONI 7 
IV. Meropogon forsteni 15 
V. Merops breweri 21 
YI. SUMATRANUS 23 
YII, BICOLOR 27 
VIII. yiridis (Egypt) 31 
IX. viridis (Ceylon and Burmali) . 31 
X. ■ muscatensis 40 A 
XI. CYANOPHRYS 41 
XII. BOEHMI 45 
XIII. ALBICOLLIS 47 
XIV. ORNATUS 51 
XV. PHILIPPINUS 55 
XVI. persicus 63 
XVII. SUPERCILIOSUS ...... 71 
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XVIII. Merops apiaster 75 
XIX. malimbicus 87 
XX. nubicus 89 
XXI. NUBICOIDES 93 
XXII. Dicrocercus hirundineus .... 99 
XXIII. Melittophagus lafresnayei . . . 105 
XXIV. SONNINII 107 
XXV. PUSILLUS . Ill 
XXVI. QUINTICOLOR 115 
XXVII. leschenaulti 121 
XXVIII. gularis ad 123 
XXIX. GULARIS juv 123 
XXX. MUELLERI 127 
XXXI. BULLOCKOIDES 129 
XXXII. !bullocki 133 
XXXIII. BOLESLAVSKII 137 
XXXIV. revoili 139 
