. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 62 MEEOPID^ MEEOPS Habits.—Capt. Alexander found Bohm's Bee-Eater in little natural clearings in thick woods, and states that it is rather shy and retiring. 408. Merops nubicoides. Carmine-throated-Bee-Eater. Merops nubicoides, Desmurs & Pucheran, Bev. Zool. 1846, p. 243 ; Delagorgue, Voy. Afr. Austr. ii, p. 505 (1847); Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 324 [Zambesi]; Gurney in Andersson's B. Damaraland, p. 62 (1872); Ayres, Ibis, 1874, p. 102 ; Sliarpe, ed. Layard's B. 8. Afr. pp. 99, 834, pi. 4, fig. 2 (1875-84); Oates, Matabeleland, p. 301 (1881); Shelley, Ibis, 1
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 62 MEEOPID^ MEEOPS Habits.—Capt. Alexander found Bohm's Bee-Eater in little natural clearings in thick woods, and states that it is rather shy and retiring. 408. Merops nubicoides. Carmine-throated-Bee-Eater. Merops nubicoides, Desmurs & Pucheran, Bev. Zool. 1846, p. 243 ; Delagorgue, Voy. Afr. Austr. ii, p. 505 (1847); Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 324 [Zambesi]; Gurney in Andersson's B. Damaraland, p. 62 (1872); Ayres, Ibis, 1874, p. 102 ; Sliarpe, ed. Layard's B. 8. Afr. pp. 99, 834, pi. 4, fig. 2 (1875-84); Oates, Matabeleland, p. 301 (1881); Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 242 [Umfuli Eiver]; Holub If Pelz. Orn. Siid-AfriTcas, p. 66 (1882); Ayres, Ibis, 1884, p. 223, 1885, p. 343 [Bustenburg]; Dresser, Monogr. Merop. p. 93, pi. 21 (1884). Merops natalensis, Beichenb. Handb. Merop. p. 78, pi. 451 (1852); Sharps, Cat. B. M. xvii, p. 84 (1892) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. Ill (1896); Woodward Bros. Natal B. p. 90 (1899); W. Sclater, Ibis, 1899, p. 112 [Tnbambane] ; Alexander, Ibis, 1900, p. 97 [Zambesi]; Sharpe, ibid. p. 115 [near Beira]; Marshall, ibid. p. 248 [Mashona- land]. Merops nubicus (wee Gmel.), Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 69 (1867). " Inconyani" of the Matabeles (Ayres); and Swazis (Francis).. Fig. 24.—Merops nubicoides. x \. Description. Adult male.—Crown of the head a somewhat verdigris-green; mantle scapulars and wing-coverts crimson, wing- quills somewhat darker with black tips; the inner secondaries greenish at the ends; rump and upper tail-coverts bright cobalt- blue ; tail dark crimson the two central feathers elongated and attenuated, the narrow portion being black ; lores, feathers round the eye and ear-coverts black ; below, bright cherry-pink, paler on the lower breast; abdomen and lower tail-coverts cobalt, under. 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 t
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