Merops

[ mee-rops ]

/ ˈmi rɒps /

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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.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar
Even more like living emeralds are the little green bee-eaters (Merops viridis), whose feeble twitter may emanate from any tree.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
It perches in a very erect manner making swoops and sallies after insects precisely as Merops.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
I allude to the blue-tailed species (Merops philippinus), which also occurs in Madras.
Birds of the Plains|Douglas Dewar

If I have a favourite bird it is the little green bee-eater (Merops viridis).
Birds of the Plains|Douglas Dewar