1. CAPRIMULGTJS. 535 



Caprimulgus atrovarius, Sundev. (Efvevs, Kongl. Vetensk.-Ak. For- 

 handl. 1851, p. 128 ; Hartl. Ibis, 1862, p. 143 (Cape) ; Felz. Reis. 

 Novam, Vd//. p. 34 (Cape ; 1865). 



Antrostomus dominicus, Boriap. Consp. i. p. 61*. 



This species also resembles somewliat C. rujigena in colour, but is 

 as large as C. europmus. It is, however, at once distinguishable by 

 its very dark coloration, especially by the very black spots on the 

 upper surface, and by the white markings on the throat, which are 

 not divided into two spots, one on each side, but form a broad and 

 distinct white band. A golden-buff collar with paler tips across the 

 hind neck. Both male and female have white spots on the first 

 four primaries, the one on the first being rather small. The two 

 outer rectrices on each side have a very large white termination in 

 both sexes, but a little smaller in the female ; the central rectrices 

 are very boldly barred with blackish. The pale spots on the upper 

 wiug-coverts are much mottled with greyish brown. Total length 

 about 9-0 inches, wing 6'G, tail 5-2, tarsus 0'75, feathered only on 

 the uppermost part. 



Hah. South Africa. 



«. Ad. St. S. Africa. Purchased. 



b, c. 5 'id. et S. Africa. Jaidine Coll. 

 imm. sk. 



d. Imm. sk. S. Africa {E. L. Laynrd). Tweeddale Coll. 



e. 5 't ad. sk. S. Africa. Sharpe Coll. 



f. Ad. sk. Cape Colony {E. L. Laijard). Sharpe CoU. 



g. cJ ad. sk. Cape Colony [Butler). Shelley Coll. 

 h. (5 ad. sk. Knyana, Feb. 2-) (Ander-sson). Shirpe Coll. 

 i, k. Ad. sk. (leorge (H. Afmore). Sharpe Coll. 

 I. c? ad. sk. Eland's Post, May {Atmore). Sharpe Coll. 



7n. cJ ad. sk. Kingwilliamstown. MajorTrevelyan[P.]. 



7. Caprimulgus maiagascariensis. 



Caprimulgus madaga^'cariensis, Sr/nnziii, Mem. Soc. d'hist. nat. Strasb. 

 1840, p. 28 ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 60 ; Cass. Cat. Capi: Mus. Philad. 

 p. 3 (1851) ; F. W. v. Mull. J.f. O. 185.5, p. 2 ; Hartl. J.f. O. 1860, 

 p. 81 ; id. Voff. Madagase. p. 53 (1877) ; Roch ^ Newt. Ibis, 1862, 

 p. 270 ; Polleu, Ncderl. Tijdschr. Dierk. p. 302 (1863) ; E. NeH. 

 Ibis, 1863, pp. 340, 461, pi. xiii. fig. 8 (egg) ; A. Newt. P. Z. S. 

 1865, p. 834 ; Grandid. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1867, p. 353 ; Schleg. ^ 

 Pollen, Faun. Mndag. ii. p. 64 (1868) ; Koeniq- Warth. J.f. 0. 1868, 

 p. 368 (egg); Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 57 (1869); Sharpe, P. Z. S. 

 1870, p. 397; Milne-Edw. 4'- Grandid. Madagase, Ois. p. 206, 

 pis Lxxvii. & Ixxviii. (1879). 



Adult male. Above rather dark ; scapulars banded black and 

 buff ; upper wing-coverts with pale rufous spots ; from behind the 

 ear-coverts across the throat an indistinct golden-buff collar, which 

 does not extend to the upper part of the neck ; two white spots on 

 the throat ; abdomen barred like that of C. rujii/ena and C jyecto- 

 ralis ; anal region and lower tail-coverts sometimes quite uniform, 

 sometimes with some cross bars (the latter are probably less adult 



* I have examined the types of this supposed species in the Leyden Museum ; 

 tliey are said to be from Haiti, but, in my opinion, are C. pectoralis with wrong 

 locality. 



