406 Mr. A. Ilnme tm Indian Onntliulogij. 



is doubtful ; the bills of A. rmjtal aud A. adamsi differ no more 

 than do those of Mehmoconjjjha maxima and M. tatarica, which 

 they respectively greatly resemble. 



One stage of the plumage of A. adamsi deserves special men- 

 tion, because I have observed nothing analogous in A. raytaL 

 Only one single specimen exhibits this stage. The date on which 

 it was procured has unfortunately not been noted ; but I con- 

 clude it to be in the nuptial garb. 



In this stage each primary has a broad subterminal somewhat 

 silvery or slightly greyish-white band, wdiich, except in the first 

 two or three, extends over both webs; the outer webs of the 

 three tail-feathers next the central ones become almost wholly 

 of this colour, and the inner webs are greatly blanched or, more 

 properly, appear to be overlaid with this same greyish white. 

 Is this an accidental variety ? There is nothing in the single 

 specimen before me to decide this question. 



To Captain Unwin, of the Guides, I am indebted for a large 

 collection of birds made by the taxidermist above alluded to under 

 Captain Unwinds supervision, in the Agrorc Valley and the 

 neighbourhood of Ahbotabad. 



Besides specimens of many of the birds noticed from ]Murdan, 

 it contains numerous specimens of Saxicola kingi (nobis), three 

 unmistakable examples of Aquila hastata with an egg of this 

 species, of which a full notice will appear in Part 1, No. 3, of my 

 " Rough Notes," and specimens of what I believe to be a new 

 Goatsucker, which I characterize as 



Caprimulgus unwini. 



This species has the upper three-fourths of the tarsus feathered 

 in front. In both sexes the two outer tail-feathers on each side 

 are tipped with white; but the tippings are about 1-5" and 1-0" 

 broad in the male on the outer and penultimate feathers respec- 

 tively, and only about 0-75" and 0'4" in the female; and in the 

 latter sex the white is less pure. Both sexes have a white spot 

 on the inner webs of the first three, and a corresponding one on 

 the outer webs of the second and third primaries ; but here 

 again, while the spots on the inner webs of the male are about 

 one inch broad, those of the female are about half that size. 



