SWALLOW TAILED BEE EATE!
JICEDCERCUS Ï1IRCATUS
D I C R O C E R C U S HIRUNDINEUS.
SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATEE.
Merops hirundineus, Licht. Cat. rcr. nat. rariss. p. 21 (1793) ; Finsch & Hartlaub, Vüg. Ost-Afr. p. 194 {1870}.
Le Guêpier Ü queue fourchue ou le Guêpier taira, Lev. Hist. Nat. Quip. p. 35, pl. 8 (1807).
Merops fur cal us, Stanley, in Salt's Voy. to Abyssinia, App. iv. p. Ivii (1814).
Merops hirniid'uiaceus, Viuiil. Nouv. Diet. xiv. p. 21 (1817) ; id. Tabl. Encyd. ct Method, p. 392 (1820) ; Gray,
ücn. of 11. i. p. 80 (1816); Von Müll. J. f. O. 1855, p. 10; Hartlaub, Oru. Westafr. p. 40 (1857); Schlegel,
Mus. Pays-Bas, Merops, p. 11 (1863); Heuglin, J. f. Orn. 1864, p. 236; Montciro, P.Z. S. 1865, p. 96;
Bocage, Jörn. Sc. Ac. Lisb. ii. p. 135 (1807); Layard, B.,of S. Afr. p. 70 (1867); Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i.
p. 210 (1809); Layard, Ibis, 1869, p. 72; Bocage, J. Sc. Ac. Lisb. n ü p. 50 (1874); id. J. f. Orn. 187C,
pp. 407, 435; id. Oru. d'Angola, p. 9 3 (1881).
Melittopfi'igtts taiva, Hoic, Isis, 1828, p, 316.
Merops taiva, Cuvier, Règne Animal, i. p. 412, footnote (1829).
Merops chrysolaimus, Jardine & Sclhy, 111. Orn. ii. pi. 99 (1829).
Merops azuror, Less. Traité d'Orn. p. 239 (1831).
Melitlophaijus hiruiulinaceus (Vieill.), Bp. Consp. Gen. Av. i. p. 103 (1850) ; ltciehcub. Meropiua;, p. 82 (1852) ;
Bp. Consp. Volncr. Anisodact. p. 8 (1854) ; Hartmann, J. f. Oru. I860, p. 204.
Melittophar/us farcatus (Stanley), Lieht. Somenel. Av. p. 66 (1854).
Dicrocercus himndinaceus (Vieill.), Cab. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 136 (1859-60) ; G. R. Gray, Hand-], of it. i. p. 100,
no. 1221 (1869) ; Andersson, 11. of Damara Land, p. 63 (1872) ; Ayrcs, Ibis, 1878, p. 285 ; Nicholson, P. Z. S.
1878,p. 355; Sharpc in Layard's B. of S. Afr. p. 101 (1875-81); id. in Oatcs's Matabclc Laud, p. 302 (1881).
Mirops tormisi, auctt. fide Giebel, Thrs. Orn. (1875).
Figura? notabiles,
Lcvaillant, Hist. Nat. Guep. pi. 8 ; Jardine & Selby, 111. Orn. ii. pi. 99.
HAD. Africa, on the eastern side from Abyssinia, and on the western side from Senegal down to the Cape
Colony.
Ad. corpore supra et subtüs bete psittaeiiio-viridi, pilco et nuchft vis nurantiaco tmetis : fronte ct sitperciliis
turcino-marino-earuleis: fasciä trau so cid a ri nigra: gula llavissiaiá, fascia jugulari pulclire ultraniarinocairuleft:
remigibus eastaneis, evtus viriilj lavati-, priinariis vis et secundaros valde nigro terniinatis et vii
albido npieatis, secundariis intimis elongatis, dorso eoncolciribus, sed ca-ralco laiatis: remigibus ccutralihus
pulchre Cierulcis, rcliqui» viridi-carukis nigro sablcriuiuatis et albido apientis : caiuh'i valdí' fureatii : alxlomine
imo, subcaudalihus ct siipracaudalibas pulchre ultrauiarino-cairulcis: rostro nígro : pedihus nigro-fuscis : iride
cocci lieft.
Juv. (fide Ilcuglm) coloribus dilutioribus : gula sordide eyauesconti-viridi ; torque jugulari eyaneo unllo :
magis eicrulesrcnti-viridi : ii'idc lateritifi.