CAPRIMULCJI— CAPUIMULGID.E 149 



Micropus affinis galilejensis (Antinori). 



^t 9 lUiick with ;i greenish L;iosSj lie.'id and neck brown, 

 chin, ihroat and rump white ; tail ahnost square. ITill and feet 

 black. Wing 132-140 (H.). 



Breeds. — Morocco, S. Algeria, S. Tunisia, Palestine, east to 

 Persia and NAV. India. Has occurred in Italy. 



The typical form " M. a. affinis" is found in tropical India 

 and Africa. 



Ch^tura. 



Shafts of tail feathers prolonged beyond webs; tarsus 

 bare; 3 toes in front and i behind. 



Chaetura caudacuta caudacuta (Latham). Needle- 

 tailed Swift. 



^ 9 Above brown, paler, almost white, in middle of back ; head 

 and nape, wings and tail glossy greenish black ; below sooty brown, 

 darker on flanks ; chin, throat and under tail coverts white. Bill 

 black. Legs and feet dull purple. Wing 196-21 1 (H.). 



Breeds. — E. Siberia to Japan. Winters in Australia. Has 

 occurred twice in Britain. 



CAPRIMULGI. 



Plumage very soft; eye large; gape wide; rictal 

 bristles very long; middle toe pectinated. 



CAPRIMULGID.^. 



Characters those of the Order. 



Caprimulgus. 



Grey-brown birds allied to Swifts. Wing very long; 

 nocturnal or crepuscular in habits, flight noiseless ; hawk 

 insects ; no nest ; eggs, usually 2, laid in hollow on ground. 



Caprimulgus europaeus europceus L. Nightjar. 

 Fr. Kngoulcvent ; Gcr. Zeigenmclkcr ; Ital. Nottolone ; Swed. 

 Nattskarra. 



