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Distribution. — British Isles. — Summer-resident (May to Sept., 

 occasionally Nov.). Generally distributed in suitable localities, 

 except Orkneys and Shetlands, Avhere only a vagrant, and 0. 

 Hebrides, where only twice occurred (Ghlaiss, Aug. 14, 1897, N. 

 Uist, June 2, 1907). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Europe from about lat. eS"" north, south- 

 wards in winter in Africa. Rej^laced in Spain, Corsica and Sardinia, 

 parts of Italy, south-east Europe north to Hungary, Crimea, and 

 south-east Russia, Asia Minor, north-west Africa, and various 

 parts of Asia by other races. 



CAPRIMULGUS iEGYPTIUS 



203. Caprimulgus aegyptius segyptius Licht.* — THE 



EGYPTIAN NIGHTJAR. 



Caprimulgus .egyptius Lichtenstein, Verz. Doubl., p. 59 (1823 — 



Typical locality : Egypt). 



Caprimulgus cegyptius (Licht.), Yarrell, in, p. ix ; Saunders, p. 270. 



Distribution. — Ejigland. — One Rainworth, near Mansfield (Notts.) 

 June 23, 1883 (J. Whitaker, Zool, 1883, p. 374). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Ranges from Turkestan, Afghanistan, 

 Baluchistan, Meso^Dotamia, and east Persia to Egypt, and is partly 

 migratory. A less greyish, more reddish-isabelline form inhabits 

 the Sahara, south Algeria, south Tunisia, Libyan Desert to EgyjDt 

 on west side of Nile. 



CAPRIMULGUS RUFICOLLIS 



204. Caprimulgus ruficollis desertorum Erl.t — THE 



ALGERIAN RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR. 



Caprimulgus ruficollis desertorum Erlanger, Journ. f. Om., 1899, 

 p. 521, pi. xi (Tunisia). 



Caprimulgus ruficollis Temminck, Yarrell, 11, p. 386, iii, p. ix, ; Saunders, 

 p. 269. 



Distribution. — Eiigland. — One Killingworth, near Newcastle 

 (Northumberland), Oct. 5, 1856 (Hancock, Ibis, 1862, p. 39.) 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Tunisia and Algeria, but not breeding 

 south of Atlas mountains. Replaced by darker form in south Spain, 

 Portugal, and Marocco south to south-western Atlas. 



* It is more likely that the true C. cegyptius cegyptius has occurred in 

 Europe than the Saharan form C. ce. saharce, but it would be desirable to 

 compare the specimen in Mr. Whitaker's collection. 



t I have carefully examined the specimen from Killingworth ; it is rather 

 faded, but, taking this into full consideration, there seems no doubt that it 

 belongs to the desert form, and not to the darker C. ruficollis ruficollis from. 

 Spain and north Marocco, which one would have expected. — E.H. 



