6. Nyctibius grandis. 



Le grand Tette-chevre tachete du Bresil, Uriss. Orn. ii. p. 485 

 (1760). 



Grand Ibijau, Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. vi. p. 541 (1779). 



Grand Crapaud-volant de Cayenne, Daubent. PI. Mil. 325 (1783). 



Grand Goatsucker, Lath. Gen. Syn. iv. p. 590. 



Caprimulgus grandis, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 1029 (1788) ; Wied, 

 Beitr. iii. p. 295 (1830); Eoenig-Warth. J.f. O. 1868, p. 372 

 (nidific). 



Nyctibius grandis, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. xvi. p. 7 (1825) ; Jard. ^- Selby, 

 III. Orn. pi. 89 (about 1829) ; Cab. in Schomb. Guiana, iii. p. 711 

 (1848) ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 46, pi. xvi. (1849) ; 5;j. C'ows;a i. p. 58 

 ( 1850) ; Burm. Syst. Ueb. Th. Bras. ii. p. 374 (1856) ; Cab. Sf 

 Heine, Mits. Hein. iii. p. 94 (1860); Laicr. Ann. Lye. New York 

 vii. p. 290 (1862 ; New Granada) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1860, pp. 128, 145 ; 

 Scl. ^ Salv. P. Z. 8. 1866, p. 193 (Ucayali) ; iid. Numencl. Av. 

 Neotr. p. 95 (1873) ; iid. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 290 ; Peh. Orn. Bras. 

 p. 10 (1867) ; Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 55 (1869) ; Tacz. Orn. Perou, 

 i. p. 204 (1884) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1885, p. 437 (B. Guiana). 



Adult. Grouud-colour of the upper parts w'hite or greyish white, 

 finely streaked and vermiculated with blackish brown, more or less 

 overspread with rufous on the mantle ; primaries deep brown, 

 indistinctly barred with pale brown on the inner webs ; outer web 

 of first primary uniform, outer webs of remaining primaries barred 

 with ashy white or whitish brown ; lower surface white or whitish, 

 barred and spotted with deep brown ; under wing-coverts deep 

 brown barred with whitish ; rectrices deep brown, with interrupted 

 whitish bars. Total length about 19 inches, wing 14 to 14' 6, 

 tail 10. 



Hab. Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guiana. 



a. (^i b. 2 ad. st. S. America. Purchased. 



f. J ad. sk. San Cristobal, Venezuela {A, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Gocring). 

 d. J ad. sk. Camacusa, Brit. Guiana, Apr. 9 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(H. llhitely). 

 e,f. Ad. sk. Cayenne. Sclater & Tweeddale 



Colls. 

 //, h. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (C Buck- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



ley), 

 i. (S ad.sk. Upper Ucayali, Peruv. Amazons, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



June 14 {E. Bartlett). 



