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Merops apiaster, Linn.
Artist
- Name:
- Keulemans, John Gerrard
- Dates:
- 1842-1912
- Country:
- Netherlands
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Engraver:
- Keulemans, John Gerrard
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Coloured figures of the birds of the British islands, vol. 2
- Author(s):
- Powys, Thomas 4th Baron Lilford (issued by)
- Publisher:
- London: R. H. Porter, 1885-1897
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a bird in the family Meropidae. It is a migratory species, with brightly-colored feathers. As its name suggests, the European bee-eater feeds mostly on flying insects and more particularly on honeybees. The author describes it as a somewhat rare straggler to our islands from the south.
Keywords: 19th century, bird, color, Coloured figures of the birds..., Meropidae, reference book, Victorian