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mentioned as having been shot near Liphook, on April 
22nd, 1845. 
Professor Bell relates in a footnote in his edition of 
White's Selborne, that when driving towards Alton on 
May 3rd, 1853, just on entering the parish of Hartley 
Maudytt, a hoopoe rose from behind a hedge on his right 
came over into the road, and continued its flight before his 
ponies' heads for about fifty yards. From the time of year 
he thought it probably had a mate. 
More writes in i860, that it is not of unfrequent occur- 
rence in the Isle of Wight in spring and autumn, and 
scarcely a year passes without one or more being obtained. 
Wise says: "Throughout the summer of 1861, a pair 
were constantly flying about and hopping on the " Lawn " 
near Wilverley Forest Lodge in the New Forest. 
Rogers recorded a " fine pair " from Freshwater in May, 
1867,^ and the Rev. A. P. Morres a male shot at Breamore, 
in May, 1869. 
Mr. J. Weaver contributed the following note to Pre- 
bendary Gordon's "History of Harting" in 1877. "We 
can state on our own authority that an individual of this 
species in immature plumage was obtained not many years 
since on Petersfield Heath, from which we infer that it 
occasionally breeds in the neighbourhood." 
Mr. George Careless records one killed at Spring Vale, in 
the Isle of Wight, on August 20th, 1878, and adds "this 
is the third that has been obtained here within the last ten 
or twelve years.2 " 
The Hart collection contains local specimens dated 
August 14th, and September 2nd, 1878, and the Rev. N. 
Carrow records one seen at Dummer Rectory in May, 1880.2 
'"Zoologist." 1867. Zoologist/' 1878. 3 «' Zoologist/' i8So 
