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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Merops apiaster

Merops apiaster Linn.

Merops apiaster Linn., Syst. Nat, 10th ed., vol. i, p. 117, Jan. 1758: South Europe.

Merops congener id., ibid., 12th ed., vol. i, p. 183, 1766 : South Europe.

Merops chrysocephala Stephens in Shaw's Gen. Zool., vol. viii, pt. i, p. 176, 1811 ; ? locality.

Merops apiarius id., ibid., vol. xiii, pt. 2, p. 73, 1825, in errore.

Merops hungariae Brehm, Handb. Vogel Deutschl., p. 146, 1831: Hungary.

Merops elegans Brehrn, Vogelfang, p. 50, 1855 : Egypt.

Merops apiaster minor Hartert, Vogel Palaark. Pauna, vol. ii, p. 858, 1912, ex A. E. Brehm, Verz. Samml., p. 10, 1866, nom. nud., as synonym.

BookTitle: 
The Fauna Of British India, Including Ceylon And Burma-birds. Synonymy(second Edition)
Reference: 
Baker, EC S (1922–1930) The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Second edition. vol.7 1930.
Title in Book: 
Merops apiaster
Spp Author: 
Linn.
Book Author: 
Edward Charles Stuart Baker
Year: 
1930
Page No: 
346
M_ID: 
9530
M_CN: 
European Bee-eater
M_SN: 
Merops apiaster
Volume: 
Vol. 7
Term name: 
id: 
7766

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