CONTENTS 
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Titlepage i 
Dedication iii 
Contents v 
List of Plates vii 
Preface ix 
Introduction xi 
General Remarks xi 
External Characters and Pterylosis ... xi 
Osteology xii 
Myology xiii 
History of the Bee-eaters xiv 
Classification xviii 
Habits and Distribution xviii 
Table of Geographical Distribution ... xx 
Family MEROPIDiE .... 1 
Genus Nyctiornis .... 1 
Nyctiornis amictns 3 
athertoni 7 
Genus Meropogon 13 
Meropogon forsteni 15 
Genas Merops 19 
Merops breweri 21 
• sumatranus 23 
bicolor 27 
viridis 31 
muscatensis 40 a 
Merops cyanophrys 41 
boehmi 45 
albicollis 47 
ornatus 51 
philippinus . 55 
persicus 63 
superciliosus 71 
apiaster 75 
malimbicus 87 
nubicus 89 
nubicoides 93 
Genus Dicrocercus .... 97 
Dicrocercus hirundineus 99 
Genus Melittophagus .... 103 
Melittophagus lafresnayei 105 
sonninii .... 107 
pusillus HI 
quint icol or 115 
• leschenaulti 121 
gnlaris 123 
muelleri 127 
bullockoides 129 
bullocbi 133 
boleslavsltii 137 
revoili 139 
Index 141 
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