282 TEN YEAKS IN SWEDEN. 



long, the two middle feathers considerably longer than the 

 others. 



45. MEEOPS APIASTEE, L. Bi atare. The Bee-Eater. D. 



About the size of a common thrush. Back and wing 

 coverts brown-red ; throat yellow, encircled with black ; 

 body underneath sea-green. The two middle tail 

 feathers nearly one inch longer than the others. 

 Has only been killed accidentally in the south of Sweden, 

 and is very rare in Denmark. Does not breed in either 

 country. 



Fam. 2. TENUIEOSTEES. 



Beak long and thin, either bent or straight ; legs short ; 

 toes divided. 



G-en. Upupa, L. 



May always be known by the long beak curved down- 

 wards, and the high crest of feathers on the top of the head. 



46. UPUPA EPOPS, L. H r fogel. The Hoopoe. D. F. 



Length about 11 in. Back and wings black, with 

 yellow- white transverse bands ; tail black, with one 

 white transverse band ; breast, head, and front of the 

 back, reddish grey, with a rusty yellow tinge ; crest on 

 the head rusty yellow, with black tips. 

 Is a migrant to Scandinavia, and is distributed but par- 

 tially and rarely over the south of both Sweden and Norway, 

 where it breeds, according to Nilsson. I have never seen the 

 bird here, nor met with any one who has. Is very rare, 

 even if it has yet been properly identified, in Finland. 

 Breeds in South Denmark. 



Gen. Oerthia } L. 



Beak long, very thin and bent ; tail wedge-shaped, stiff, 

 like the woodpecker's; wings short and round; feathers 

 soft. 



47. CEETHIA FAMILIAEIS, L. Tr'a Krypare. The Creeper. 



D. F. 

 Length 5 inches. Above brown-grey, with oblong 



