102 ROLLER. HOOPOE. 



[Genus — Ceryle.] 



[Ceryle alcyon — Belted Kingfisher.] 



In Ireland, Meath, 1845, and Wicklow, 1846. 



Family— CORACIID^. 



Genus— CORACIAS, Lin. 



CORACIAS GARRULA— Roller. 



There is a specimen of this rare straggler into Britain in the 

 Hereford Museum, labelled "Goodrich, 1857;" but this is all 

 that is known about it. 



[Family — Meropid.^.] 



[Genus — Merops.] 



[Merops apiaster — Bee-eater.] I 



A rare straggler to England and Scotland. 



[Merops philippinus — Blue-tailed Bee-eater.] 

 Northumberland, August, 1862. 



Family— UPUPID^. 



UPUPA EPOPS— Hoopoe. 



The Hoopoe has so striking an appearance that it can never be 

 mistaken. Its stately dignified walk, and its mode of erecting and 

 depressing its crest attract attention at once. Its beauty generally 

 ensures its death, which is to be strongly lamented, for it w^ould 

 certainly breed here if left unmolested. It is a summer visitant 

 from North Africa, and has appeared in many parts of the county. 

 There is a specimen in the Hereford Museum from the neighbour- 

 hood of Ross. Mr. Lingwood says of it in his notes, " The Callow 



