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Merops
[ mee-rops ]
noun
- (in the Iliad ) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
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On the sandy path is a company of green bee-eaters (Merops viridis) engaged in dust-bath operations.
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Even more like living emeralds are the little green bee-eaters (Merops viridis), whose feeble twitter may emanate from any tree.
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It perches in a very erect manner making swoops and sallies after insects precisely as Merops.
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I allude to the blue-tailed species (Merops philippinus), which also occurs in Madras.
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If I have a favourite bird it is the little green bee-eater (Merops viridis).
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