Analysis and Reconfirmation of a Bee-Eater Specimen from Japan

Hiroshi Ikenaga; Paul Sweet; Margaret Hart

doi:10.2326/osj.8.169

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Hiroshi Ikenaga,^1,* Paul Sweet,² Margaret Hart^2,3

¹1National Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannond
²2Department of Ornithology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Cent
³*Present address: PO 430 Bellport, NY11713, USA

^*Corresponding author, E-mail: ikenaga@affrc.go.jp

Abstract

The sole record of a bee-eater from Japan, a specimen in the collections of the AMNH, has been reexamined. The bird is confirmed as a female Rainbow Beeeater Merops ornatus, the collection data written on the label in Japanese is translated and the measurements, plumage and molt of the bird are also described.

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Hiroshi Ikenaga, Paul Sweet, and Margaret Hart "Analysis and Reconfirmation of a Bee-Eater Specimen from Japan," Ornithological Science 8(2), 169-171, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.2326/osj.8.169

Received: 9 June 2009; Accepted: 15 September 2009; Published: 1 December 2009

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