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AVIFAUNA 



Cpupidae. 



199. Upupa epops L. [Hop], 



In the latter years we did not receive a specimen. This 

 species has become much more rare than formerly. We 

 possess 9 adult specimens from the provinces Xoord- and 

 Zuid-Hollaud, killed in April, July, August and September; 

 one adult specimen, labelled only Holland, purchased from 

 the cabinet van Lidth de Jeude ; an old female from 

 Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, 11 June 1861, and four 

 nestlings from St. Oedenrode. Xoord-Brabant, 15 July 

 1859, presented by Mr. Buddingh. 



PlCIDAE. 



200. Picus martins L. [ZwiETE specht]. 



We purchased a female that, according to its owner, a 

 bird-seller at Rotterdam, has been shot at Zuidlaren, pro- 

 vince Drenthe, 12 October 1901. When this is true, this 

 example is the first document for the occurrence in the 

 ^Netherlands, for, though the bird since long has been 

 inserted in the list of our birds, there was no specimen 

 to be found in a public or private collection. 



201. Dendrocopus major (L.). [Groote bonte specht]. 

 9 specimens. 



202. Dendrocopus mediiis (L.). [Middelste bonte specht]. 



Of this species we have no specimen shot in our country. 

 The bird is very rare and has been observed only a few times. 



203. Dendrocopus minor (L.). [Klei^e bo>'te specht]. 



We possess the following specimens: 

 ^, 26 December 1880, Elburg, Gelderland. 

 (J. 7 April 1890, Tubbergen, Overijssel. 

 (J, 11 February 1891, Vorden, Gelderland (Coll. van Wicke- 



voort Crommelin, 194 — 3). 



rsotes from tlie Leyden ZMuseam, Vol. XXX. 



