. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . ost external is united upto the second articulation of the middle toe, and this with the internal upto the first articulation; the hind toe broad at its base; claws—that of thehind toe the smallest. Wings—the first primary very short, the second thelongest in the wing. BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER. Merops persica. Merops persica, savignyi, (Bgyptius, rtificollis, superciliosus,Guepier Savigny,Guepier me7idmial,Sudlicher Bieiienfresscr,Bliie-cheeked Bee-eater, Pallas; Voy., 1776. CUVIER. Le V
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . ost external is united upto the second articulation of the middle toe, and this with the internal upto the first articulation; the hind toe broad at its base; claws—that of thehind toe the smallest. Wings—the first primary very short, the second thelongest in the wing. BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER. Merops persica. Merops persica, savignyi, (Bgyptius, rtificollis, superciliosus,Guepier Savigny,Guepier me7idmial,Sudlicher Bieiienfresscr,Bliie-cheeked Bee-eater, Pallas; Voy., 1776. CUVIER. Le the the Germans,swainson. Specific Characters.—Throat yellow; upper part of neck anteriorly, russetred; upper plumage various shades of green; superciliary ridge and a bandbelow the eyes turquoise blue. The two middle tail feathers much longerthan the others. Length from tip of beak to end of long tail featherstwelve inches; carpus to tip, five inches and three quarters; tarsus half aninch; beak one inch and three quarters; tail six SLUR-CHB3KED BSS-EATSR. BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATEB. 77 The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is an inhabitant of Persia and Egypt,being found especially on the borders of the Caspian Sea. It extendsalong the shores of the Mediterranean Sea through Tripoli, Algeria,and along the Atlantic coast as far as Senegal; while, eastward, itranges, according to Dr. Leith Adams, into the North-west of India,where it is not uncommon. Deputy Surgeon-General Stewart informsme that he procured a specimen at Kurrachee, January, 1862. Itwas in a flock of seven or eight, which I at first took for 31. philip-pinus, which it resembles in size and on the wing, although it is notI think so handsome a bird. As might be expected, it is occasionally found on the Europeanside of the Mediterranean, where, however, it occurs only was introduced into the European list by Bonaparte, from twospecimens which were killed in the neighbourhood of G
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