188 avifauna 



Upupidae. 



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 Noord- 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 18(31, and four 

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

 1859, presented by Mr. Buddingh. 



Picidae. 



200. Picus martius L. [Zwarte 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 medius (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.). [Kleine bonte specht]. 



We possess the following specimens: 

 (ƒ, 26 December 1880, Elburg, Gelderland. 

 cT, 7 April 1890, Tubbergen, Overijssel. 



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



voort Crommelin, 194—3). 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXX. 



