I50 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



The Red-necked Nightjar {Caprimnlgus ruficolHs^ Linnaeus) 

 is an exceptionally rare migrant to the British Isles. It is 

 also met with in South-West Europe and North-West Africa. 

 This nightjar bears a strong resemblance to the common 

 nightjar, but it can be distinguished from the latter by the 

 colour of the nape, which is reddish-buff. The white spots 

 on the neck, too, are larger, and have more creamy colour 

 on the wing-coverts and under parts. 



EQ^ptian IRigbtjan 



The Egyptian Nightjar {Caprimulgus yEgyptms, Lichten- 

 stein) is a very rare abnormal spring migrant to the British 

 Islands. In summer it is found in Turkestan, Baluchistan, 

 Egypt, and Nubia; and is supposed to winter farther south. 

 The ground colour of the whole of the adult's plumage is 



