HOOPOE. 
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HOOPOE. 
Upupa epops. 
PLATE LXIII. FIG. III. 
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Montagu mentions an unfinished nest of the Hoopoe, 
which was found in Hampshire; Mr. Blythe says that a 
pair frequented a garden in the neighbourhood of Tooting, 
Surrey, in the summer of 1833; and Mr. Jesse says that, 
some years ago, a pair of Hoopoes built their nest and 
hatched their young in a tree close to the house at Park- 
end, near Chichester. The best account of the summer 
habits of the Hoopoe is by Mr. E. H. Greenhow, of Tyne¬ 
mouth, which I have transcribed from the seventh volume 
of “ Loudon’s Magazine."—“On the Bordeaux side of the 
Garonne, and near the city, are large spaces of marshy 
ground, intersected by broad ditches and creeks, termi¬ 
nating in the river; where, from the advantage derived 
from the water, many poplars and willows are planted for 
the sake of the twigs, which are much used for tying vines. 
These trees being topped at about ten or twelve feet from 
the ground, so as to induce them to sprout much, become 
very thick; and, in the course of a few years, gradually 
decaying at the centre, are attacked by numerous tribes 
of insects. In these retired places, which are frequented 
only by a few cowherds and country people, the Hoopoe, 
which is a very shy bird, may be frequently observed ex¬ 
amining the rotton wood, and feeding on the insects with 
