56 CAriaiiL'LujD^. 



Family CAPKIMULGID.E. 

 Sub-Family NYCTIBIIN/E. 



Genus NYCTIBIUS, Vieitl. 



Nyctibius jamaicensis ((7/«.). 



(Plate I. fig. 13.) 



Nyclibius jamaicensis, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 41 (1847) ; Hartert, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvi. p. 625 (1892) ; Goeldi. Ibis, 189(3, p. 299, ti<?s. 1 & 2 ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 79 (1900) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Faulista, iv. 

 p. 257(1900). -, 



An egg of the Jamaica Nightjar presented to the Museum by 

 Dr. Goeldi is a perfect ellipse in shape and almost devoid of gloss. 

 It is white, sparingly marked with spots and small blotches of 

 chocolate-brown and violot^grey. It measures 1-62 by 1'16. 



]. C'olonia Alpina, Rio de Janeiro, Dr. E. A. Goeldi [P.]. 

 25th Nov. 



Sub-Family CAPRIMULGIN.E. 



Genus CHORDEILES, Swains. 



Chordeiles virginianus (Gm.). 



Caprimulgus virginianus, Thien. Fortjyflanz. r/es. J^off. tab. xlii. fig. 17 



(1845-54). 

 Chordeiles virginianus, Breioer, N.Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. ^7, pi. v. figs. 59-61 



(1856) ; Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 610 (1892) ; Salv. ^- Godm. 



Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 396 (1894) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. 



N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 163, pi. iii. figs. 1-3 (1895) ; von Iherivg, Rev, 



Mm. Faulista, iv. p. 257 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 79 (1900). 

 Chordeiles popetue, var. popetue, Buird, Brvicer i^- Ridr/ic. N. Amer. Birds, 



ii. p. 401 (1874). 



The eggs of the American Night-Hawk are of a greyish-white or 

 cream-colour, densely marked with lavender-grey and various shades 

 of brown. Some are epeckled, others spotted and blotched, and 

 others again are clouded and marbled. They are moderately glossy, 

 and measure from I'lo to 1-3 in length, and from '85 to -9 in 

 breadth. 



W. Iladcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P]. 

 Old Collection. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godinan Coll. 

 <;ould Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



