. A general synopsis of birds . -colour: claws Inhabits the Eajl Indies. Defcribed from a painting of M: Le Poivre. 13. Le Guepier rouge a tete bleue, Buf. oif. vi. p. 506. BLUE-HEADED Guepier de Nubie, PL enl. 649. Description. at^HIS is fomewhat lefs than the common Bee-eater: the lengthten inches. The bill an inch and three quarters, andblack: the head and throat are of a blue green, deepeft on thelaft: the rump and upper tail coverts of the fame colour : thefore part of the neck, and beneath as far as the thighs, are crim-fon, with a fhade of rufous : the back, wings, and t
. A general synopsis of birds . -colour: claws Inhabits the Eajl Indies. Defcribed from a painting of M: Le Poivre. 13. Le Guepier rouge a tete bleue, Buf. oif. vi. p. 506. BLUE-HEADED Guepier de Nubie, PL enl. 649. Description. at^HIS is fomewhat lefs than the common Bee-eater: the lengthten inches. The bill an inch and three quarters, andblack: the head and throat are of a blue green, deepeft on thelaft: the rump and upper tail coverts of the fame colour : thefore part of the neck, and beneath as far as the thighs, are crim-fon, with a fhade of rufous : the back, wings, and tail, brick-co-lour, inclining to brown on the wing coverts : three or four of thequills neareft the body are greenifh brown, with a tinge of blue;the greater quills tipped with blueifh grey, blended with red : thefecondaries tipped with blackifh brown : the tail is fomewhatforked, and four inches in length; the edges greenifh: the legsare light , This inhabits Nubia, where it was figured by Mr. Bruce. Le PI xxxi. •-^eevyowrbaec/ CS^e- - Cat&rr BEE-EATER. 682 Le Guepier rouge & vert du Senegal, Buf. oif. vi. p. Guepier du Senegal. PI. enl. 318. ^T^HE length of this fpecies is fix inches. The bill one inchj■* and black : the upper parts of the head, body, wings, andtail coverts, are green brown, deepeft on the head and back,lighten; on the rump and tail coverts: behind the eye is a fpot ofthe fame, but of a very deep colour : the quills and tail are red,tipped with black : the laft two inches in length : the throat yel-low : the under parts of the body dirty white : legs black. This inhabits Senegal, from which place a well-preferved fkinwas brought by M. Adanfon, 14. RED-WINGED B. Pl. XXXI. Description. Place, Le Guepier vert a ailes & queue roufles, Buf. oif. vi. p. a. queue & ailes roufies de Cayenne, PL enl. 454. HP HE bill is black: the body green, lighteft on the underparts, but lighteft of all on the throat: the wings and tailare r
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