Capt. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 405 



of which, however, Col. Tytler has in his collection specimens 

 from this vicinity, noticed in his late paper (Ibis, 1868, p. 195), 

 where he also mentions Cypselus leuconyx and Acanthylis cauda- 

 cuta, which are two species that did not occur to me when at 

 Simla in 1866, though the former may have done so ; for I have 

 a note that at Simla, on the 27th April, I observed a pair of 

 Swifts which were all black, with only a white rump. At the 

 time I ascribed them to 



100. Cypselus apfinis. Common Indian Swift. 



But it is possible, as I did not procure specimens, that they 

 may have been C. leuconyx (Jerdon, B. Ind. i. p. 179). I may, 

 however, here remark of C. affinis, that Col. Tytler procured 

 specimens of this species, which I saw at Simla in 1866, from 

 Mount Jacko in that station ; and I see that he notes this spe- 

 cies in his recent paper [loc. cit.) . 



104. Dendrochelidon coronata. Indian Crested Swift. 



This species is that mentioned by Col. Tickell as no. 54 in his 

 paper on the birds of Borabhum (J. A. S. B. ii. p. 580). My friend 

 Mr. Sinclair, of the Bengal Revenue Survey, observed it plentifully 

 about Maunbazar, in Maunbhoom, in February 1865. 



109. Caprimulgus albonotatus. Large Bengal Night-jar. 



My dog caught a specimen on the ground on the 27th Feb- 

 ruary, 1865, Its wing was 7*125, length to the end of wing 

 9 inches. The tail was pulled out by the dog. Dr. Jerdon^s 

 description of this species is very meagre, not mentioning the 

 colour of the breast or underparts, or the white stripe, which 

 extends for "75 in. on each side from the base of the bill, until 

 it meets the white neck-patch. I venture to supply the defi- 

 ciency. The abdomen and under wing-coverts are transversely 

 barred with rufous and black. A semicollar of rufous and black 

 feathers, tipped with white, extends below the white neck-patch, 

 and below this the breast is of a beautiful mottled ashy-rufous 

 hue. The rictal bristles, with the bases of a pure white colour, 

 form a prominent feature in this bird. The primai-ies are 

 handsomely mottled at their extremities. 



I presented the eggs of this species to the Zoological Society 

 of London (P. Z. S. 1864, p. 375), as well as those of two other 



