146 BOMBAY DUCKS 
more or less white, and these are regarded as hybrids 
between the Indian and European forms. 
The hoopoes which occur in Burma have rather 
longer beaks than those found in India proper, so some 
species-makers want to form yet another species of him, 
The hoopoe frequently visits England and would breed 
there if it were allowed to do so; but the moment the 
beautiful bird sets foot on our shores it is shot by some 
collector, who then proceeds to boast about his exploit. 
The consequence is that the hoopoe is a very rare bird 
in England, and is likely to remain so until severe 
measures are enacted against that enemy of nature, the 
collector of birds. 
