obtained in British East Africa. 623 



nigroque -fasciolatis ^'), and some of the tail-feathers are 

 rufous with dusky blackish mottling and broken bars 

 (''rectricibus fusco-oigris rufescente-variis ^^ scarcely ex- 

 ])resses the pattern). Seeing, however, that it agrees in the 

 black spots of the scapulars, the marking of the quills, and 

 ill the habitat, I think that the slight differences mentioned 

 above would not be of specific value. The first quill is 

 unspotted, the second has a white spot on the inner web, 

 and the third and fourth quills have white spots on each 

 web, forming a baud across these quills. Long. tot. 9 0, 

 culm, a f route basali 0*8, alse 5*8, caudse circa 4" 75, 

 tarsi 0-5.— E. B. S.] 



296. Caprimulgus inornatus. 



Caprimulgus inornatus Heugl, ; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xvi. p. 556 (1892) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 322 (Maka- 

 rungu); Reichen. Yo^. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. 139 (1894: 

 Usaramo) ; Hartert, Tierreich, Aves, Liefer, i. p. 29 (1897) ; 

 Neum. J. f. O. 1900, p. 224 (Tanga). 



No. 87. S juv. Ravine, May 31, 1896. 



297. Caprimulgus poliocephalus. 



Caprimulgus poliocephalus Riipp. ; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xvi. p. 546 (1892) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 322 (Kimau- 

 gitschi) ; Hartert, Tierreich, Aves, Liefer, i. p. 52 (1897). 



No. 240. S ad. Elgeyu, 5000 feet, Aug. 11, 1896. 

 Bill black ; feet brownish flesh-coloured ; iris brown. 



No. 522. S ad. Ravine, March 7, 1897. 



298. Caprimulgus trimaculatus. 



Caprimulgus lentiginosus Smith ; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xvi. p. 536 (1892). 



Caprimulgus trimaculatus (Swains.) ; Hartert, Tierreich, 

 Aves, Liefer, i. p. 55 (1897). 



No. 937. ? ad. Kavirondo, 4501) feet, April 1, 1898. 

 Bill black ; feet brown ; iris brown. 



299. Caprimulgus europ^eus. 



Caprimulgus europceus Linn. ; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xvi. p. 526 (1892) ; Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. 139 



