. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. UPUP^. TBOGONES. 159 140. UPUPA EPOPS. (HOOPOE.) Upupa epops, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 183 (1766). The Hoopoe, with its long curved bill and its conspicuous crest, is too well known to need description. Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, v. pi. 398. The sole claim of the Hoopoe to be regarded as a Japanese bird rests upon a single example in the possession of Captain Blakiston, which was obtained off the south-east coast of Yezzo, and which he kindly sent me for examination (Seebohm, Ibis, 1884, p. 36). The Hoopoe is not yet quite exterminated in th
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. UPUP^. TBOGONES. 159 140. UPUPA EPOPS. (HOOPOE.) Upupa epops, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 183 (1766). The Hoopoe, with its long curved bill and its conspicuous crest, is too well known to need description. Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, v. pi. 398. The sole claim of the Hoopoe to be regarded as a Japanese bird rests upon a single example in the possession of Captain Blakiston, which was obtained off the south-east coast of Yezzo, and which he kindly sent me for examination (Seebohm, Ibis, 1884, p. 36). The Hoopoe is not yet quite exterminated in the British Islands, and its breeding-range extends across Europe and Southern Siberia to the Himalayas and China. Order TROGONES. Feet heterodactyle; first and second digits directed backwards, third and fourth forwards; hind plantar {flexor hngus hallucis) divi- ding into two tendons at the foot of the tarsus, leading to the two hind toes, front plantar {flexor perforans digitorum) also dividing into two tendons, leading to the two front toes. ,. Suborder VI. TBOGOKES. The Trogones consist of one suborder only, which comprises the Trogons, a group of about 60 species, distributed in the Neo- tropical, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions, but not extending to Japan, though one species reaches the Philippine Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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