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at Stoke AYood, near Exoter, on July 17th and August 13th, 1889 

 (D. & E. Gazette, August 16th, 1S89 ; and L. M. Kennaway, Zool. 1S90, 

 p. 100). 



At Helston, in Cornwall, a flock of twelve appeared in May 1828, 

 eleven being shot. A smaller flock of four was seeu in the parish of 

 Madron in 1807. In Somerset, a small flock appeared at Stapleton, 

 near Bristol, by the banks of the Frome, at the beginning of May 1869, 

 and three were shot, one of them being now in the collection of Mr. A. 

 Clayfield Ireland, of Dowrich House, Crediton. In Dorsetshire a Bee- 

 eater was shot at Chideoch, and was in the collection of Dr. lloberts, of 

 ISridport. Another was shot at Swanage. 



Family UPUPID^. 

 Hoopoe. Ujjupa epops, Linn. 



A summer migrant of irregular occurrence, principally in spring and 

 autumn, most frequently obtained in the South Hams, especially in the 

 Plymouth and Kingsbridge districts, and on Lundy Island. It has been 

 known to breed in Devon (T. & K.) A nest with four young was taken 

 in a wood close to the house at Morwell in the parish of Tavistock (T. J., 

 Bray's ' Tamar and Tavy,' 1st ed. i. p. 350, 1836). 



The remarks which we made respecting the spring migration of the 

 beautiful Golden Oriole to our S.W. coasts apply also to the singular and 

 handsome Hoopoe, which, if it could escape slaughter, would become a 

 regular visitor to this countr}% and would nest in many places where it 

 now vainly seeks for shelter and hospitality. A slightly wounded Hoopoe 

 was brought to our lamented friend Mr. W. Brodrick, when he was living 

 at Budleigh Salterton in 1865, which he kept alive in his garden for 

 several years. It was a most entertaining bird, and we have seen the 

 clever sketches of it in all manner of postures which came from Mr. 

 Ikodrick's skilful brush. It was very fond of perchiug upon a rail, where 

 it swayed its body to and fro, as if it was continually making obeisance, 

 unfolding and closing its beautiful crest-feathers like a fan. 



Handsome as this bird is, it is nevertheless a filthy feeder, frequenting 

 manure-heaps. It lines its nest with dung, and from this habit is 

 ciUed " Stink-bird" in some places on the continent, and the hen-bird is 

 said never to leave her nest, which becomes filled with her mutings. 



Strangely enough, the first recorcled occurrence was in winter. Mr. Perring shot a 

 Hoopoe in Depomber 1790 near Little Diirtmoiith (E-. P., Hist, of Devon, vol. i. 

 cliap. (1). It lias been .sliot at Teiginiioiitli, and lias frequently occurred in the noigh- 

 b )urhood of Totnes and Aslihiirtoii ('I'. & K., IS.'JO). " Several liave been .shot hero 

 [Plyniontli], one was shot al W'arleigh, the seat of the Rev. Waller Radi-lill', another 

 bv Mr. CoinyiiH in .Se|)terMber 1S28 on Kenton Warren, two are in th'» enlli'i'iinii of 

 J. Newton. K«(i., of Pridestowe, near Tavistoek. In l.S'27 two out nf ,i Ihn^k wvw 

 sliot at Sallrani by Lord Morlcy's keejier, and three were obta'm'd luar I'lymDiith 

 in ls;jO. Specimens are in the collecti<ni at IXam, at Mr. Ko've'.s, Mr. Drew's, and 

 liolitho's" (E. M., Mag. Nat. Ili.-t. 1«37, p. 170). 



