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CATALOGUE. 
Beng. XIY. p. 189 ; XVI. j?. 999 ; Caial. B. Mus. 
As. Soc. Beng. p, 46. G. B. Gray, Gen. of B. I. 
jp. 90. Hodgson's Catal. B. of Nepal, p, 58. 
Bonap., C. G. Av, p. 88. 
TJpupa vulgaris, Ballas. 
Upupa indicus, Hodgson, Gray's Zool. Misc. (1844), 
p. 82. 
HuDHTJD, Mesopotamia, Jones. Hind., Blyth. 
ToTJNG-BEE-TSOT. Arracan, BJiayre. 
Kat-kfto, Scinde, Blyth. 
a. h. $. Mesopotamia. Presented by Commander 
Jones. 
c. Cabul. From Griffith's Collection. 
d. Kumaon. Presented by Captain R. Strachey. 
e. f. g. Nepal {U. indicus, Hodgs.). Presented by 
B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 
i. Bootan. From Pemberton's Collection. 
j. Assam. From McClelland's Collection. 
" Inhabits Europe, Asia, and N. Africa. Common in Bengal and 
Nepal ; generally replaced in S. India and Ceylon, as likewise in the 
Deyra Doon, by the next, though obtained by Mr. Jerdon in the 
Neilgherries."— (Blyth, Catal. p. 46.) 
" Common in the winter months about Calcutta." — (Blyth, Ann. 
N. H. XII. p. 93.) 
Mons. Sundevall, in his " List of Birds observed around Calcutta," 
says it " was twice seen (once on April 20th) near Serampore. The 
flight, motions, and, as far as I could see, the colour also, were iden- 
tical with those of our northern Hoopoe." — (Ann. N. H. XVIII. 
p. 305.) 
Capt. Hutton (J. A. S. Beng. XVI. p. 777) says, " At Candahar 
this bird was scarce, and only a summer visitor. I saw it, however, 
in the valley of Pisheen on the 6th March." 
Francis (Buchanan) Hamilton, in his MS. Notes, III. p. 5, 
remarks, " Hudhud is a Persian name, that has extended to Bengal, 
the natives of which have no appellation for this bird. The Mussul- 
men venerate it on account of their supposing it to have been a 
favourite of Solomon, who employed one as a messenger." . 
"Inhabits India and the "Western Himalayas, as far north as 
