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Page 157
... bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as roller - like birds . Among the ... Bee - eaters ( Meropidae ) have been accused of preying on commercially valuable honey- bees , and the North ...
... bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as roller - like birds . Among the ... Bee - eaters ( Meropidae ) have been accused of preying on commercially valuable honey- bees , and the North ...
Page 159
... bee - eaters ) , and aerial hawking ( other bee- eaters , rollers ) . In Australia only the last two niches are occupied by coraciiforms , and these are the same fami- lies that hold these niches in Eurasia . In the New World , where ...
... bee - eaters ) , and aerial hawking ( other bee- eaters , rollers ) . In Australia only the last two niches are occupied by coraciiforms , and these are the same fami- lies that hold these niches in Eurasia . In the New World , where ...
Page 160
... bee - eaters are in the same general size range as the kingfishers , but the smallest of them are larger than the tiniest kingfishers ( Ceyx , Ispidina ) , and the largest motmots , although about 50 centimetres ( 20 inches ) long ...
... bee - eaters are in the same general size range as the kingfishers , but the smallest of them are larger than the tiniest kingfishers ( Ceyx , Ispidina ) , and the largest motmots , although about 50 centimetres ( 20 inches ) long ...
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