1. CArRIMUT.GFS. 545 



profluciug a more spotted appearance ; outermost pair of rectrices 

 blackish brown, with short rufous bars on the outer web, some- 

 times speckled with white at the tip, the inner web white at the 

 tip for about one inch ; second jiair white at the tips for about one 

 inch on both webs. Total length about 10 inches, wing G-7 to 6-9, 

 tail 5, tarsus 0-7, feathered in front for about its upper half. 



The feiiiaJe seems not to differ from the male, except in the spots 

 to the primaries and outer rectrices being smallar. 



The young bird is similar to the adult. 



This species differs from C. macnirtis chiefly in the smaller extent 

 of the white spots on the primaries and rectrices, especially those of 

 the latter. The terminal spots to the feathers of the abdomen are 

 more obvious. The rictal bristles, which are always distinctly 

 whitish at the bases in C. macnirus, are mostly brown at the bases, 

 but on rare occasions also whitish, in the present species. 



The single specimen from Celebes (collected by Dr. A. B. Meyer) 

 is not in very good condition on account of the moult, but it seems 

 to be identical with sjjecimens from the Philippines. 



Hah. Philippines, from Luzon to Mindanao, and apparently 

 Celebes. 



«, b. Ad. sk. Manila. H. Cuming, Esq. [C.]. 



(Types of the species.) 



c. 2 ad. ; d. Pull. Zamboanga, Mindanao, Apiil Tweeddale Coll. 



sk. (.4. Everett), 



ej. d 2 ad. sk. Basilan, May, June {A. Ei- Tweeddale Coll. 



erett). 



g. Ad. sk. Celebes {A. B. Meyer). Tweeddale Coll. 



13. Caprimulgus phalsena. 



Caprimulgus phalsena, Hartl. S^- Finsch, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 91 ; 

 Finsch, Jouni. Mus. Godejfr. 1875, p. 13, pi. ii. figs. 1, '2. 



Adult male. Above greyish brown, very finely vermiculated, more 

 rufous on the back, with large longitudinal streaks and a few cross 

 markings ; scapulars partly with pale buff bands, mostly pale grey 

 at the basal portion ; primaries deep brown, with a white spot to 

 the inner web of the first primary not extending to the shaft, second 

 and third primary with white spots to the inner web extending to 

 the shaft and obsolete white spots to the outer web, fourth primary 

 with a smaller and less pure white spot ; chin and throat blackish 

 brown, barred with rufous, with tw^o white spots on the throat ; 

 breast brownish grey, vermiculated and spotted with brown and 

 blackish ; abdomen dirty ochraceous buff barred with brown, the 

 bars wider on the lower tail-coverts ; rectrices rufous-brown with 

 blackish bars, outer ones with broad white terminal spots. Total 

 length about 9 inches, wing 6-3, tail 4-5, tai-sus 0'55, feathered 

 in front for the upppr half. 



Adult female. Himihir to the male, but with small, more or less 

 obsolete, rufous-buff spots to the primaries instead of white ones ; 

 rectrices without white spots. 



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