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VVVFM. 



those procured by the Siebold expedition were probably obtained 

 (Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 75). 



The breeding-range of the Wryneck extends from the British 

 Islands across Europe and Southern Siberia to Japan. This species 

 also breeds in the Himalayas. 



Japanese examples have been described as distinct from the 

 European and Asiatic species under the name of Yunx japonica 

 (Bonaparte, Consp. Generum Avium, i. p. 112). It is alleged that 

 they are smaller and paler than the typical form, but there does not 

 seem to be any foundation for the statement. 



Suborder V. TJPJJPM. 



Plantars passerine; episternal process perforated to receive the 

 feet of the coracoids ; palate desmognathous. 



The Upupse consist of two small families — the Upupidse (10 species), 

 which are found in the Palsearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions ; 

 and the Irrisoridse (12 species), only found in the Ethiopian Region. 



Pterylosis of Upupa epops 

 (upper parts). 



Pterylosis of Uptipa cpops 

 (under parts). 



