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liinl lll■e^sellte^l to tlie Brilisli JIiisciiiii by tlic I'drila lirlj^fiidii Mnsouin lias the 

 general colour of the iiiiikMiiart deep tawny, and is of a (hirker tint than any 

 specimen in the National Colieetion, Iml l)r. Hartert tells ine that there are 

 similarly dark siwcimeus in the Tring- ^Inseniu. 

 Specimens in the I'onta Didjjada Jliisiiun : 

 (I. Sete Cidades, San Slignel.] 



^'.1. [Ceryle alcyon (L.) 



The I'onta l>elj;ada JInscnm contains : 



a. adult, Santa ('rnz, Flores. 



The above examiile of the North American Belted Kinj;fisher is the only 

 instance of the occurrence of this species in the Azores. Miijor ('haves was on a 

 visit to tlie island of Klorcs when the bird was hilled, and examined it in the tlesh.] 



'III. [Upupa epops L. 



Specimens in the I'onta Uelgada Museum : 

 ft. Sete Cidades, San Miguel. 



b. ]?ibeira Grande, San Miguel. 



According to Major Chaves the Hoojioe is a rare straggler to the Aiiores.] 



•U. [Merops apiaster L. 



The Common Bee-eater is only known in the Azores as a rare straggler. 



Sj)ecimens in the Ponta Uelgada Museum : 

 ri. Porto Formoso, San Miguel. 



Two birds were shot some years ago at the above locality, and Major Chaves 

 informed me that the second specimen was still preserved in the house of the man 

 who obtained them.] 



'.'2. [Cuculus canorus L. 



The Common Cuckoo is a rare straggler to the Azores. 

 Sjiecimens in the Ponta Delgada Sluseum : 



«, b. Faj'i i^l'' Cima, near Ponta Delgada, San Miguel. 



r. Kibeira Grande, San Miguel. 

 An adult killed on San Jorge was presented to the British Museum.] 



iKi. [Coccyzus erythrophthalmus ( Wiis.j 



The Tonta Helgada Museum contains: 



'I. ad Ponta jlelgada, San Miguel. 

 According to Major Chaves the above specimen is the only example of the 

 American Black-billed Cuckoo that has ever lieen met with in tin; islands.] 



!i4. [Dendrocopiis minor (!>•) 



As already mentioned in the introduction, we found no trace of tlie Lesser 

 Spotted Woodjiecker either on San Miguel or on Terceira, though especially on the 

 look-out for it. Major Chaves informed us that though he had been for many years 

 endeavouring to secure a specimep of thjs species for the Museum at Ponta Uelgada, 



