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and shows the uew bright-colored feathers coming in on the throat. 

 The black bands on the end of the tail are not well defined and 

 the belly is buff. 



My friend, Dr. C. W. Richmond, has pointed out to me that the 

 name Ni/ctiornis usually applied to this genus is antedated by 

 Nydornis Nitzsch (Pterylographue Avium Halle, 1833, p. 21 =: 

 Nydibm-s Yieill. ), consequently we must adopt Geoff roy's name as 

 above. 

 Caprimulgus affinis Horsf. 



Vaprinmlfjus affinis Horsfiekl, Trans. Linn. Soc, XIII, p. 14-3, 1821. 

 Java. 



One specimen from Padaug. 



Maoropteryx comata (Temin.). 



Cypselm comatus Temminck, PI. Col., PI. 268, 1834. Sumatra. 

 Four specimens from Lampong. 

 Macropteryx longipennis (Rafln.). 



Hirnndo longipennis Rafinesque, Bull. Soc. Philom., Ill, p. 153, 

 1804.* 

 Three examples from Padang. 

 Pyrotrogon duvauceli (Temm.). 



Trocjon dumuceU Temminck, PI. Col., 291, 1824. 

 Three specimens from Lampong. 

 Pyrotrogon diardi neglectus Forbes and Robinson. 



Trogoii diardii neglectus Forbes and Robinson, Bull. Liverpool 

 Museum. II, p. 34(1899). 



One example from Lampong. Though I have been unable to 

 consult the above refeience I follow Hartert in adopting this name 

 for the Sumatran bird. 

 Sumiculus lugubris (Horsf.). 



Cuculus lugubris Horsfiekl, Trans. Linn. Soc, XIII, p. 179, 1821. 

 Java. 

 Two specimens from Lampong, which have the tail nearly square. 



Hierococcyx fugax (Horsf.). 



Cuculus fugax Horsfiekl, Trans. Linn. Soc, XIII, p. 178, 1821. Java. 

 One specimen from the highlands of Padang. 



Cuculus intermedius Vahl. 



Cuculus intermedius Vahl, Skriv. af Natur. Sclsk., IV, 58, 1797. 

 Trauquebaria. 



Three specimens from Lampong. 



The synonymy of this species as given in the British Museum 



