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UPUPA. HOOPOE. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum longum,arcuatum, 

 subcompressum, gracile. 

 Lingua brevis, sagittata. 

 Caput cristatum. 

 Pedes ambulatorii. 



Bill long, subcompressed , 



slender, and bent. 

 Tongue short, sagittated. 

 Head crested. 

 Feet formed for walking. 



COMMON HOOPOE. 



Upnpa Epops. U, ferruginea, alls cdbo nigroque fasciatis, cauda 



nigra fascia lunata alba, crista albo nigroque terminata. 

 Ferrnginous Hoopoe^ with the wings barred black and white, the 



tail black with a luiiated white bar, and the crest tipped with 



black and white. 

 Upupa Epops. U, cristata variegaia. Lin. Syst. Nat. 

 Upupa Epops. U. nigricante et rufo-albo variegafa, subtus mfes- 



cens, crista rufescente apice nigra, cauda nigra fascia alba. Lath, 



ind. orn. 



The Hoopoe. Will. orn. Penn. Brit. Zool. 1. pi. 39. and edit, 



fol. p. 83. pi. L. Edw. pi. 345. 

 Common Hoopoe. Lath. syn. * 

 La Huppe. Buff. ois. PL Enl. 52. 



TThIS elegant bird appears to be a pretty gene- 

 ral inhabitant of the warmer and temperate parts 

 of the Old Continent, migrating occasionally, at 

 different seasons, in different directions. In our 

 own island it is much more rarely seen than in 



