Mar. 25, 1922.] Birds of the Indian Empire. 149 



1427. (1071) Micropus pacificus acuticauda. The Khasia 



Hills Swift. 



Cypselus acuticauda Bhjth, Ibis, 1865, p. 45 [Cherrapoonji, 

 Khasia Hills). 

 Khasia Hills and ? 



1428. (1071) Micropus pacificus cooki. The Burmese White* 



rumped Swift. 

 Cypselus pacificus cooki Harington, Bull. B.O O xxxi 

 p. 56 (1912), {N. Sha7i States). 

 N. Shan States ; resident. 



1429. (1072) Micropus pacificus leuconyx. Blyth's White- 



rumped Swift. 



Cypselus leuconyx Blyth, J.A.S.B., .rir., p. 212 (1845), 

 {N. W. Himalayas). 

 N. W. Himalayas ; resident. 



1430. (1073) Micropus affinis affinis. The Common Indian 



House-Swift. 



Cypselus affinis Gray, III. Ind. Zool, pi 35 (1832), {Ganges). 

 Tropical India. 



1431. (1073) Micropus affinis galilegensis. The Kashmir House- 



Swift. 



Cypselus galilegensis Antinori, Naumannia, p. 307 (1855), 

 {Palestine). 



N. W. Africa, S. E. Asia to Kashmir. 



1432. (1074) Micropus affinis subfurcatus. The Malayan 



House-Swift. 



Cypselus subfurcatus Blyth, J.A.S.B., xviii., p. 807 (1849) 

 {Penang). 

 Assam, Burma and Malay Pen. 



1433. (1075) Tachornis batasslensis batassiensis. The Palm- 



Swift. 



Cypselus balassiensis {misprint). Gray, in Grif. An. King, vii , 

 p. 60 (1829), {India). 

 India and Ceylon. 



1434. (1076) Tachornis batassiensis infumatus. The Eastern 



Palm-Swift. 



Cypselus infumatus Sclater, P.Z.S., 1865, p. 602 {Borneo). 

 Assam, Burma, E. to China, S. to Java, etc. 



Sub-family CniETURiN^. 



*i43S. (1077) Hirundinapus caudacuta nudipes. The White- 

 necked Spine-tail. 



Chsetura nudipes Hodg., J.A.S.B., v., p. 779 (1836), {Ne2Ml). 

 Himalayas. Hazara to Assam. 



* Chaturae IS. the generic name for an American species quite different to our 

 Indian forms. Hirundifinpus must therefore be used for the big forms whilst our 

 two small ones which are bibh quite difTerjnt gmerically fro:n the lar^e bird 

 must be called Indieapus Mathews, and Rhapidura, Gates . " 



