. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 135. open country with trees and bushes on san- dy soil Remarks: Fry (1984) recognises also the subspecies flavoviridis north of 16 °N, birds south of 10 °N are generally assigned to M o. Cleopatra as non-breeding visitors from Egypt, but since Sudanese birds are resident they are retained here under M o. viridissi- mus 400 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (482) Merops persicus 1) M. p. persicus PM (7-5) A W S common on passage any bush and woodland, wintering in tall grass and papyrus swamps and along rivers of the Sudd Remarks: In the North only on passage (
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 135. open country with trees and bushes on san- dy soil Remarks: Fry (1984) recognises also the subspecies flavoviridis north of 16 °N, birds south of 10 °N are generally assigned to M o. Cleopatra as non-breeding visitors from Egypt, but since Sudanese birds are resident they are retained here under M o. viridissi- mus 400 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (482) Merops persicus 1) M. p. persicus PM (7-5) A W S common on passage any bush and woodland, wintering in tall grass and papyrus swamps and along rivers of the Sudd Remarks: In the North only on passage (8-11, 3-5), mainly wintering in the South (10-3) 2) M. p. (chrysocercus) AM? BR 5 status unknown, R. Vierthaler (Balda- mus 1855-57) and Brehm (1857-58) reported breeding birds at Dongola 19/30 and at Old Dongola 18/30 which should belong to this subspecies 401 Little Bee-eater (488) Merops pusillus 1) M. p. pusillus R LM? BR 3 fairly common open bushed grassland 2) M p. ocularis R LM? NBR fairly common open bushed grassland 3) M. p. cyanostictus R LM? NBR uncommon open bushed grassland. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
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