HOOPOE, 



16^ 



INSESSORES. 

 SCANSORES. 



CERTHIADX. 



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fim 



THE HOOPOE. 



Upupa epnps, Common Hoopoe, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 342. 

 Mont. Ornitli. Diet. 



The 



Comi7ion 



The 



La Huppe, 



Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 148. 

 Flem. Brit. An. p. 89. 

 Selbv, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 393. 

 Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 153. 

 Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. v. 

 Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 415. 



Generic Characters, — Beak longer than ttie head, slightly bent, slender, tri- 

 angular, higher than broad. Nostrils basal, lateral, oval, partly concealed by 

 the feathers on the forehead. Wings of moderate size : the fourth and fifth 

 quill feathers the longest. Tail often feathers, square at the end. Toes three in 

 front, one behind ; the outer and middle toe united as far as the first joint ; 

 claws short, and but slightly curved. 



So remarkable is the appearance of the Hoopoe, that once 

 having seen a specimen of the bird, it is not likely to be for- 



