UPUPA.
Characters as in " Upupichc." Upupa epops epops L. HOOPOE. Fr. Huppe ; Ger. Weidehoff ; Pa/. Bubbola ; Szucd. Harfogel.
Vinous isabelline ; crest cinnamon black tipped ; back, scapulars and secondaries black with broad white bars ; primaries and tail with a broad white band. Bill blackish, greyish at base below. Legs and feet greyish blue. Wing 139-154. Tarsus 22-24. 1;111 43-52.
Breeds.—S. and C. Europe north to Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Russia to about 55° ; Caucasus, Canaries, N.W. Africa ; also across \V. Asia to Himalayas ; occasionally
nests S. England ; rare Sweden and Norway. Migrates ; occurs regularly in British Isles, chiefly spring. Winters in tropical Africa and east to S. India. Formerly bred Denmark. Rare visitor Iceland, Farocs, Azores ; once recorded Spitzbergen.
U. epops major Brehm. Similar to typical form, but bill longer and stronger, about 6 m.m. longer ; upper parts duller, more vinous. Resident—Egypt, from Delta to Assouan.