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1, COCCYSTES GLANDARIUS. 



The Great Spotted Cuckoo does not seem to I)e plentiful 

 in any part of Europe, except thesouthernhalf of the Iberian 

 peninsula ; very few have occurred in the south of France, 

 Itah', and Greece, whilst its wanderings to Great Britain and 

 to Germany are purely accidental. It has been found to 

 the eastward as far as the neighbourhood of Shiraz, in Persia ; 

 but even there its visits seem to be somewhat irregular, as 

 will be seen from the note by Sir Oliver St. John, given 

 below. In all parts of Northern Africa, from Mogador to 

 Egypt, the species is apparently resident, and on migration 

 it would seem to be found throughout the African continent 

 as far as the Cape of Good Hope. 



PA L^ ARCTIC REGION. 



Europe. Portugal. — '' Scarce in the neighbourhood of 

 Oporto. On May 23, 1880, two of these birds flew close 

 over my head near Lega de Palmeira Creek, and specimens 

 have been obtained at Ovar and near Oporto. It appears to 

 prefer the neighbourhood of marshy ground " (Tait, Ibis, 

 1887, p. 307). 



Spain. — Common in Andalucia, and at least as far north 

 as Aranjuez, in New Castille, where it is very abundant. 

 Obtained as early as 2nd March (H. Saunders, Ibis, et in 

 litt.). A specimen in the museum at Santander (Irby, Ibis, 

 1883, p. 179). 



France. — Roux states that he saw it several times in Pro- 

 vence in young plumage. Jaubert has never seen it himself, 

 but possessed a specimen from near Montpelier. It is evi- 

 dently an accidental spring visitor in the south of France 

 (Jaub. et Barth.-Lapomm., Rich. Orn. p. 338). Accidental 

 in the Gard ; once shot in May ; a second procured near 

 Montpelier (Crespon, Orn. Gard, p. 268). Mentone (Mog- 

 gridge, Ibis, 1864, p. 406). 



Italy. — Accidental in Italy, most frequently in Liguria 

 (Salvad. Elench. Ucc. Ital. p. 72). Very rare and accidental 

 in Liguria in spring ; Tuscany, Rome, Naples (Giglioli, Avif. 

 Ital. p. 210) . Near Pisa, April ; Genoa, March (Giglioli, Ibis, 



