merops

These birds hatch in sheltered places; but the bird called merops in

The History of Animals 2002

Homer says, is [Greek: merops], or a word-divider; and he often carries this propensity so far as to divide words where there is no corresponding division of thoughts or of things.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Various

It had not, however, been subsequently seen until the summer of 1828, when it made its appearance at Wellington Valley in considerable numbers, together with a species of merops or mountain bee-eater.

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete Charles Sturt 1832

It had not, however, been subsequently seen until the summer of 1828, when it made its appearance at Wellington Valley in considerable numbers, together with a species of merops or mountain bee-eater.

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume I Charles Sturt 1832

Heorro taire, _A small scarlet bird_, or _merops scarlatina_.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

The red-bird of our island was judged by Mr Anderson to be a species of _merops_, about the size of a sparrow, of a beautiful scarlet colour, with a black tail and wings, and an arched bill, twice the length of the head, which, with the feet, was also of a reddish colour.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Robert Kerr 1784

He was a very _merops apiaster_, or bee-bird, and very injurious to men that kept bees; for he would slide into their bee-gardens, and, sitting down before the stools would rap with his finger on the hives, and so take the bees as they came out.

The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Gilbert White 1756

Le martin-pecheur a cjueiie d'hirondelle i a Le merops mangeur des abeilles des Indes 183

Essays Upon Natural History, and Other Miscellaneous Subjects, 1770