. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . Beak middle sized, sharp edged, pointed,and slightly curved, the summit elevated and entire. Nostrilsbasal, lateral, ovoid, and open, the opening hidden by havingfeathers directed forward. Feet with the tarsus short; of thethree toes in front the most external is united up to thesecond articulation of the middle toe, and this with the in-ternal up to the first articulation; the hind toe broad at itsbase; clawsâthat of the hind toe the smallest. Wingsâthefirst primary very short, the second the longest in the wing. BLUE-CHE
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . Beak middle sized, sharp edged, pointed,and slightly curved, the summit elevated and entire. Nostrilsbasal, lateral, ovoid, and open, the opening hidden by havingfeathers directed forward. Feet with the tarsus short; of thethree toes in front the most external is united up to thesecond articulation of the middle toe, and this with the in-ternal up to the first articulation; the hind toe broad at itsbase; clawsâthat of the hind toe the smallest. Wingsâthefirst primary very short, the second the longest in the wing. BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATEE. Merops Persica. Merops Persica, Pallas; Voy., 1776. Savignyi, Cuviee. Swainson. JEgyptius, Foeskahll. superciliosus, PiOppell. Guepier Savigny, Le Vaillant. Guepier meridional, Of the French. Siidlicher Bienenfresser, Oe the Germans. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Swainson. Specific Characters.âThroat yellow; upper part of neckanteriorly, russet red; upper plumage various shades of green;superciliary ridge and a band below the eyes turquoise blue. The. BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER. U)3 two middle tail feathers much, longer than the others. Lengthfrom tip of beak to end of long tail feathers twelve inches; carpusto tip, five inches and three quarters; tarsus half an inch; beakone inch and three quarters; tail six inches. The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is an inhabitant ofPersia and Egypt, being found especially on theborders of the Caspian Sea. It extends along theshores of the Mediterranean Sea through Tripoli,Algeria, and along the Atlantic coast as far as Senegal;while, eastward, it ranges, according to Dr. LeithAdams, into the north-west of India, where it is notuncommon. As might be expected, it is occasionally found onthe European side of the Mediterranean, where,however, it occurs only accidentally. It was introducedinto the European list by Bonaparte, from two speci-mens which were killed in the neighbourhood ofGenes. It is also included by Count Miihle amongthe birds o
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