470 cyi'ski,iii.t;. 



Similar to C. gigantea, but differs in havins; a large -white spot 

 between the lores ami nostrils in adult birds. The wing is a little 

 shorter on an average. The rump and back is generally paler than 

 in C. gigantea, but this is not quite constant. The same is the 

 case with the paler chin and throat, which is generally obvious, but 

 not always. Total length about nearly inches, wing 7"9, tail 2*7, 

 tarsus 0-().5. 



The white spot between the lores and nostrils is not visible in 

 young birds, and I have specimens before me of C. gigantea in 

 which an indication of white is visible, so that it seems probable 

 that the white spot is assumed as they get older. I believe that 

 C. indica will have to rank as a subspecies when further materials 

 of C. gigantea are compared with the long series of C. indica in the 

 British Museum. 



Hah. Hills of Southern India and Ceylon, reaching north as far 

 as Cachar. Plentiful in the Andaman Islands. 



a. Ad. sk. Cachar {J. Inglis). Hume Coll. 



h, c. Ad. sk. Tonghoo ( W. Ramsay). Tweeddale Coll. 



d, e. S imm. sk. Malawoon, .July 9 (W. Damson). Hume Coll. 



/, (J. 2 ad. sk. Bankasoou, Dec. 21 ( W. Davison). Hume Coll. 



/(. (S ad. sk. Salanga, March 3 {J. Darling). Hume Coll. 



/. Ad. sk. Nilghenies. India Museum. 



k, I. S ad. sk. Travancore, Nov., Jan. Bourdillon Coll. 



m. 6 ad. sk. Myiiall, Oct. Hume Coll. 



n-r. 2 ad. ; s, t, Coimbatore, July, Oct. Hume Coll. 



u. Ad. sk. 



v-o'. S ? ad. sk. S. Andamans, April, June, July, Hume & Tweed- 

 Aug., Sept., Nov., Dec. dale Colls. 



5. Chaetura celebensis. 



Chsetura gigantea, var. celebensis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1865, p. 608 ; id. J.f. 



O. 1867, p. 130. 

 Hirundinapus celebensis, Salvad. Ann. Mas. Civ. Gen. xii. p. 320 



(1878). 



Adult. Deep steel-blue, back and rump with purple gloss ; two 

 white spots on the sides of the forehead; sides of the abdomen and 

 under tail-coverts white. In size similar to C. gigantea. 



A very distinct species, the only known specimens of which are 

 preserved in the Leiden Museum. 



Hah. Menado, Celebes. 



6. Chaetura zonaris. 



a. Referring to Continental specimens. 



Hirundo zonaris, Shaw, Mill. Cim. Fhjs. p. 100, pi. 55 (1796). 

 Hiruudo albicollis, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. xiv. p. 524 (Brazil) (1817). 

 Cypselus collaris, Te^nm. PL Col. 195 (1823) ; Wied, Beitr. iii. 

 p. 344 (1831). 



