G20 CAPRIMULGID^. 



Am. B. p. 278 (1862); id. P. Z. S. 18fiG, p. 132; id. Sr ITuds. 

 Ar//e»tine Orn. ii. p. 12 (1889) ; Scl. ir Salv. P. Z. S. 18(56, 

 p. i93 (Lower Ucayali), 1867, pp. 583, 978, 1868, p. 142 (Buenos 

 Ayres), 1873, p. 290, 1879, p. 626; iid. Nommcl. Av. Neotr. 

 p. 9o (1873) ; Pet. Orn. Bras. p. 15 (1867) ; Grai/, Hand-l. B. 

 1. p. 61 (1869) ; Lee, Ibis, 1873, p. 134 (ArgentiDa) ; Salvin, Cat. 

 Strickl. Coll. \x 375 (1882); id. Ibis, 1885, p. 438 (E. Guiana); 

 Tacz. Orn. Perou, i. p. 208 (1884); Barrcncs, Ai(k, 1884, p. 24 

 CLower Uruguay) ; Berl. J.f. O. 1887, p. 19 (Paraguay). 

 Podager nacauda, Leot. Ois. Trinidad, p. 70 (1866). 



Adult male. Upper parts pale brown, thickly vermiculated and 

 spotted with bhrck, with distinct bars npon the tail ; all the primaries 

 have the basal part white, the remainder being deep blackish brown 

 narrowly edged with whitish at the tips ; secondaries pale brown, 

 barred and vermiculated with blackish brown ; central rcctrices 

 entirely of the colour of the back, three or four outer pairs broadly 

 tipped with white ; lores, malar line, aud upper tliroat rusty brown, 

 barred with blackish brown ; chin almost uniform rusty ; lower part 

 of throat very dark brown ; breast similar to the iippor parts ; a large 

 spot on the throat ; abdomen and lower tail-coverts white. Total 

 length about 1 1*8 inches, wing 9'9, tail 4'8, tarsus 1. 



Adult female. Wing shorter ; basal part of primaries brown, with 

 only a broad white band across them ; no white tips to outer rectrices. 

 Wing 9-5 inches. 



Younger specimens are narrowly barred on the abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts. 



Hah. Tropical South America from the islaud of Tobago and 

 Colombia to Patagonia. 



Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Jardine Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godraan Coll. 

 Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salviu-Godman Coll. 



T. Bridges, Esq. [C.]. 

 Alan Peel, Esq. [C.]. 

 Lord Stuart de 



Rothesay [P.]. 

 Lord Stuart de 



Rothesay [P.]. 

 Purchased. 

 II. Durnford, Esq. 



[C.]. 



