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November, and appearing at intervals throughout tlie cold 

 weather if the season is mild. 



[1089.] Caprimulgus mahrattensis. Sykes^s Nightjar. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. J542 (Thall) ; Gumming, 

 op. cit. xvi. p. 690 (abundant in Seistan from April till 

 September). 



Nightjars are not common in the neighbourhood of 

 Kohat, but round Thall the country is better suited to 

 their habits and they are plentiful. We did not meet vvitli 

 this species, and are indebted to Col. Rattray for the 

 following notes he made at Thall : — " Fairly numerous. 

 The birds are not permanent residents, but arrive about 

 the middle of May with C. europcBus. I always found this 

 species on the open hill-sides, and not amongst jungle. 

 It breeds in the more open nullahs during June and July. 

 I obtained four nests with eggs, the female in each case 

 being shot on leaving the eggs " 



Major Magrath procured an example at Bannu in 

 September 1907. 



[1090.] Caprimulgus monticola. Franklin's Nightiar. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 313 (Thall). 



The following details are again taken from notes made by 

 Colonel Rattray at Thall : — " Common and a permanent 

 resident. 1 found it breeding plentifull}' ; all the eggs that 

 1 procured from five nests were laid without any depression, 

 and were extremely highly coloured, being almost brick- 

 red.'^ 



[1092.] Caprimulgus EUR0P.EUS. The Common Nightjar. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 343 (Thall : commonest 

 Nightjar in summer ; found ten nests) ; Marshall, op. cit. 

 XV. p. 351 (fairly common at Quetta in summer); Rattray, 

 op. cit. xvi. p. 661 (not common in the Murree Hills). 



Passes through Kohat in spring and autumn, and nests 

 commonly in the scrub-jungle around Thall. I shot several 

 examples. 



[1101.] CucuLUs CANORUs. The Common Cuckoo. 

 Marshall, J. B. N. H. S, xv. p. 351 (Quetta: very common 



