Rainbow bee-eater Rainbow bee-eater The rainbow bee-eater ("Merops ornatus") is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is the only species of Meropidae found in Australia. Rainbow bee-eaters are brilliantly coloured birds that grow to be 19–24 cm (max 28 cm) in length, including the elongated tail feathers. The upper back and wings are green in colour, and the lower back and under-tail coverts are bright blue. The undersides of the wings and primary flight feathers are red and tipped with black, and the tail is black to deep violet. The rainbow bee-eater's two central tail feathers are longer
I Can Sing a Rainbow version was also the closing theme song for the Philadelphia children's TV show, "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark." The song has been used to teach children names of colours. However, despite the name of the song, not all the colours mentioned are actually colours of the rainbow (the colour pink, in particular, is not), and they are not presented in order of the visible light spectrum. I Can Sing a Rainbow "I Can Sing a Rainbow," also known as "Sing a Rainbow," is a popular song written by Arthur Hamilton. It was featured in the 1955 film "Pete Kelly's