. A general history of birds . month of June. C.—Apiaster Philippensis minor, Bris. iv. 555. t. 42. f. 2. Id. 8vo. ii. 200. ii. 672. C. Ind. Orn. i. 270. 2. S. Length six inches and a half. Plumage the same with the others,excepting that the streak on each side of the head, and the bandon the throat are blue ; the two middle tail feathers do not exceedthe others in length, but are narrow the whole way, and black. Itis very probable, that the bird might have lost the two old feathers,and had been supplied with two new ones, not yet arrived at thefull growth; in which case, this bird wo
. A general history of birds . month of June. C.—Apiaster Philippensis minor, Bris. iv. 555. t. 42. f. 2. Id. 8vo. ii. 200. ii. 672. C. Ind. Orn. i. 270. 2. S. Length six inches and a half. Plumage the same with the others,excepting that the streak on each side of the head, and the bandon the throat are blue ; the two middle tail feathers do not exceedthe others in length, but are narrow the whole way, and black. Itis very probable, that the bird might have lost the two old feathers,and had been supplied with two new ones, not yet arrived at thefull growth; in which case, this bird would be very little shorterthan the first described, as the excess of length in that arose merelyfrom the two middle feathers. D.—Indian Bee-Eater, Gen. Syn. Sup. p. 120. Ind. Orn. i. 270. 2. t. This variety has a yellow forehead, and a deep blue throat; therest of the plumage as in the first described. This is a common species in India, where they are often seenflying about, and are said to be fond of plantains. csutiifMitC <yDw-&z&-!u BEE-EATER. 126 4—HURRUWA BEE-EATER—Pl. lxviii. LENGTH six inches and a half. Bill eight-tenths of an inchlong, slightly compressed, a trifle bent, sharp, and soft; the gapereaching far back, colour black; nostrils oblong, naked; tongueJong, hairy at the point; eyes dark, with many minute feathers onthe eyelids; the plumage in general green, with the base of thefeathers cinereous; front orange, mixed with green ; the chin black,mixed with blue; the quills black, the outer webs green; beneathdusky ; on each shoulder some beryl blue feathers; the tail consists oftwelve feathers, even at the end; above green, with some black onthe inner margins, but of this there is very little on the two centralones; beneath all are dusky; legs ash-colour; the outer toe unitedto the middle almost as far as the first joint; hind toe very strong,and as long as the lateral ones. One, supposed to be a male, differs. The front, nearly as far asthe c
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