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1. 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 by Robert Kerr

2. 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 by White, Gilbert