354 
TJPUPIDiE. 
Year. 
Month or 
Season. 
| No. 
Locality. 
Observations. 
1819? 
1 
Shot at Cloverhill near 
the town of Ros- 
common. 
1 
Mr. R. Ball, during the many years 
of his residence at Youghal (co. 
Cork), saw five of these birds, 
and heard of others which were 
procured in the neighbourhood. 
1823? 
Feb. 
1 
„ Near Ballynahinch 
(Down) . 
In fine adult plumage. 
1828 
” 
1 
Rilled at Balbriggan 
(Dublin). 
” 
” 
1 
„ Lord Llandaff’s 
(Tipperary). 
1833? 
” 
1 
„ Cape Clear. 
1833 
Sept. 19th. 
1 
„ Kirkcubbin 
(Down) . 
A female. 
1834 
Feb. or 
March. 
1 
„ Kilbarry, near 
Waterford. 
55 
March. 
1 
Seen in King’s county. 
By Dr. Farran from the top of a 
coach. It was picking at horse- 
dung on the road when first ob- 
served ; and flew before the vehi- 
cle for about five hundred yards. 
” 
Oct. 6th.* 
1 
Shot at Banbridge (co. 
Down). 
Its weight 3oz. ldr. ; contents of 
stomach, caterpillars, and other 
insect food. (Dr. J. D. Marshall.) 
- 
Winter of 
2 
Seen at Killinick (Wex- 
ford). 
Remained during the winter, and 
though much pursued, too wary 
to be shot. (Major Thomas 
1835 
September 
(early in) 
1 
Shot near Coleraine 
(Londonderry). 
Walker.) 
' 
Sept. 26th. 
1 
„ Killaloe (Clare). 
Caterpillars and a beetle found in 
its stomach (Rev. Thomas Knox). 
1837 
Sept. 21st. 
1 
„ Galway. 
A male bird ; its stomach filled with 
the remains of beetles ( Coleop - 
tera) ; — Dr. Farran. 
” 
Oct. 20th. 
1 
„ Galway. 
* A hoopoe flew on board the Shannon steam-packet when on the passage 
from London to Dublin, in September, 1834 ; it was seen by my informant 
on the arrival of the vessel at the latter port, on the 20th of that month. 
