THE 
BLUE-HEADED BEE-EATER. 
Generic Character. 
Bill compressed, curvated, and carinated. 
Tongue generally laciniated at the tip. 
Feet formed for walking. 
Specific Character, &c. 
RED BEE-EATER, with the head, throat, and 
rump blue-green. 
BLUE-HEADED BEE-EATER. 
Lath. Syn. l. p. 6so. 
Le Gnepier rouge a tete bleue. 
Buf. ois. 6 . p. 506. 
Gnepier de Nubie. 
Pl. Enl. 6-1 q. 
This bird is a native of the interior parts of Af¬ 
rica, and is nearly similar in size to the com,non or 
European Bee-Eater. It varies in having the tail 
either even or slightly forked. 
