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than forfake them. She never leaves them to 
feed herfelf, but the male bird brings beetles, 
ants, and caterpillars, for her to eat while the is 
fitting. ; 
{Genus 21. Me te Uy : . 
Tre TQ D vy. 
The beak is awl-fhaped, a little flattened, blunt, ftrait, 
and with {preading briflles at the bafe. The noflrils are 
{mall and oval. 
Feet like the King Fifher’s, the re toc joined to the 
outer toe to the third joint. 
 FPAHE male bird is of a light blue on the upper 
, T part of the body, and- white under the fto- 
mach ; the throat and fides of a rofe-colour. 
The females make their nefts in dry earth fome- 
__\ Lthmes, moftly in fand, and always in the ground; 
ike they dig it with their feet and beak ; and firft they 
make a round hole, in which they put ftraw, dry 
 mofs, cotton, and feathers ; the female lays four 
or five eggs. 
» They catch flies and other infects with great 
addrefs and fkill, 
D 2 GENUS 

