Family CAPRIMULGID^. 



I. Suhfamily CAPRIMULGINjE. 

 1. Genus CAPRIMULGUS, Linn. 



1. Caprimulgus europ^us, Linn. Sijst. Nat. i. p. 346. Selhy, 111. 



Brit. Orn. i. pi. 42.* 

 Caprimulgus punctatus, Meyer. Tasch. i. p. 284. 

 Caprimulgus maculatus, Brehm. Voy. Dents, p. 131. 

 Caprimulgus vulgaris, Vieill. Faune Frangaisc i. p. 140. Roux. 

 Orn. Frov. i. p. 240, pi. 147. 

 1. Adult male, France. Presented by Mr. W. S. Warder. 

 2, 3, 4. Adult males, Europe, from the Rivoli collection. 



5. Male, Europe, from the same. 



6. Female, Europe, from the same. 



2. Caprimulgus smithi, Bonap. Consp. Av. p. 59. A. Smith, 111. S. 



Af. Zool. Aves, pi. 102. 

 "Caprimulgus europaeus, Auct." A. Smith, 111. S. Af. Zool. 



Aves, p. (No. 22.) 

 "Caprimulgus capensis, Verreaux." label on specimens from Mr. 



Verreaux. 



1. Adult male, Cape of Good Hope. Presented by Mr. J. 



P. Verreaux. 



2. Adult female, Cape of Good Hope. Presented by the same. 



3. Female, Southern Africa. Presented by the same. 



3. Caprimulgus ruficollis, Temm. Man.'i. p. 438. (1820.) Gould, 



B. of Europe, pi. 52. 

 Caprimulgus rufitorquis, Vieill. Ency. Meih. ii. p. 546. (1823.) 

 Caprimulgus rufitorquatus, Vieill. Faune Frangaise i. p. 142. 



1, 2. Adults, Tangier, from the Rivoli collection. 



3. Younger, Northern Africa, from the same. 



4. Caprimulgus pectoralis, Cuvier. Regiie An. i. p. 376. (1817.) 



Lc Vaill. Ois. cVAf i. pi. 49. 

 Caprimulgus africanus, Stephens. Gen. Zool. x. pt. i. p. 157. 

 " Caprimulgus asiaticus. Lath." Vieill. Nouv. Diet, x. p. 233. 



Griff. Cuv. vii. p. 75. 



1. Adult male. Cape of Good Hope, from the Rivoli 

 collection. 



2, 3. Young males. Cape of Good Hope. Presented by Mr. 



J. P. Verreaux. 



4. Adult female. Cape of Good Hope. Presented by the 



same. 



5. Very young, Cape of Good Hope. 



