A List of Irish Birds. 593 



UPUPID^E. 



Tlpupa epops (Linn.) Hoopoe. 



Rare visitor, in spring and autumn, but occurs nearly every year, 

 and chiefly in the south of Ireland. Arrives sometimes very 

 early in March and even in February. 



Coracias garrulus (Linn.) Roller. 



Extremely rare and accidental visitor, chiefly in autumn. Has 

 occurred ten or twelve times in Ireland. Four are recorded by 

 Thompson. One was shot at Ardrum, near Skibbereen, 2Qth 

 October, 1883, as I am informed by Mr. W. Barrington. Mr. 

 J. C. Neligan has a specimen which was shot at Corry, Co. 

 Leitrim, in October, 1876. Mr. R. Warren tells me that one 

 shot near Dunmanway, Cork, was in the collection of Dr. J. R. 

 Harvey. One obtained near Randalstown, Antrim, September, 

 1891, and another at Burt Level Slob, Donegal, 10 Oct. 1891, 

 are recorded by Mr. R. Patterson. (Zoologist, 1891, p. 430, 

 and 1892, p. 33.) 



MEROPID^E. 



Merops apiaster (Linn.) Bee-eater. 



Extremely rare visitor. Four are mentioned by Thompson, and 

 one by Watters. A small flock of seven occurred at Trabulgan, 

 Cork, in May, 1888. One of them is in the Museum. Another 

 was obtained at Balbriggan, in May, 1889. (Zoologist, 1889, 

 p. 229.) A flock of six at Delgany (Zoologist, 1892, p. 428). 

 ALCEDINID^:. 



*Alcedo ispida (Linn.) Kingfisher. 



Resident, but local ; occurring chiefly in the lowland districts. 



Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) Belted Kingfisher. 



Native of America. Two individuals have occurred in Ireland, 

 both in the autumn of 1845. (Thompson.} One obtained at 

 Luggela, co. Wicklow, is in the Museum. The other, shot at 

 Annsbrook, co. Meath, is in the Trinity College Museum. 

 These are the only two which are known to have visited 

 Europe. 



Gecinus viridis (Linn.) Green Woodpecker. 



Extremely rare and accidental visitor. Has occurred twice or 

 perhaps three times in Ireland. One near Granard, Co. Long- 

 ford. (Thompson, Vol. iii., Appendix, p. 441.) Another at 

 Sallymount, co. Kildare, 2;th Sept., 1847. (Watters, p. 97.) 

 A parrot -like bird reported to Mr. G. Barrett-Hamilton as 

 having occurred at Fethard, Wexford, in June, 1888, was, in 

 all probability, a Green Woodpecker. (See Zoologist, 1889, 

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