Family CORACIID^. 



COMMON ROLLER. Coracias garrula. 



Very rare spring and autumn migrant. Summer visitor to North-west 

 Africa, Europe south of lat. 60°, Palestine, Asia Minor, Persia, Russian 

 Turkestan, South-west Siberia, and North-west India. Winter visitor to 

 Arabia and Central and Southern Africa. 



Suborder HALCYONES. 



Family ALCEDINID^. 



COMMON KINGFISHER. Alcedo ispida. 



Common resident. Resident in Africa, Europe, and Asia from lat. 55^ 

 to about lat. .20° north. Eastern examples are smaller than western ones, 

 and are found as far south as the Equator, 



BELTED KINGFISHER. Ceryle alcyon. 



Supposed accidental visitor ; two British records (both Irish) . Summer 

 visitor to Arctic America; resident in tlie rest of the North-American 

 continent. 



Order CU CU LIFORM ES. 



Suboidei COCCYGES. 



Family CUCULID.^. 



COMMON CUCKOO. Cuculus canorus. 



Common summer visitor. Breeds in North Africa, Europe and Siberia 

 almost up to the limit of forest-growth, Asia Minor, Persia, Turkestan, 

 Mongolia, the Himalayas, North China, and Japan. Winters in South 

 Africa, India, Burma, and South China. 



GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO. Cuculus giandarius. 



Accidental visitor; only two British records (Galway, Northnmberlaudj. 

 Breeds in the Spanish peninsula. North Africa, Palestine, Asia Minor, and 

 Persia. Winters throughout Africa. 



