TACnOENIS. / y 



Sub-Fainily CYPSELIN^. 

 Genus TACHORNIS, Gosse. 



Many of the eggs of the Swifts of this genus exhibit a considerable 

 amount of gloss. 



Tachornis parvus {Lulu.). 



Cvpselus pavvus, Sharpe, ed. La^/nrrVs Birds S. Africa, p. 94 (1875-84\ 

 Tachoruis parva, Rartert, Cat. 'Birds B. M. xvi.'p. 463 (1892); Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml p. 154 (1899). 

 Tacliomiti parvus, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 94 (1900). 



An egg of the Little African Palm-Swift in the Collection 

 measures "72 by "40. 



1. East Africa [Nehrhorn Coll.). Crowley Bec^uest. 



Tachornis balasiensis {J. E. Grai/). 



Cypselus batassiensis, Leqqe, Birds Cei/lon, p. 322 (1878) ; Oates i:d. Hume, 



Nests ^- Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 25 (1890). 

 Tachorois batassiensis, Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 466 (1892) ; 



Blanf. Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, iii. p. 170 (1895). 

 Tachornis balasiensis, Sharpe, Hund-l. ii. p. 94 (1900). 



The eggs of the Palm-Swift measure from '65 to •75 in length, 

 and from '42 to -48 in breadth. 



2. ludia. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Mirzapur, N.W. Provs., 18tli Hume Coll. 



March (R. Thompson). 



4. Allaliabad, 30tb July (C. T. Hume Coll. 

 Bingham). 



2. Chupra, Bengal, 8tli March. Hume Coll. 

 2. Chupra, 9th March. Hume Coll. 

 1. Chupra, 10th March. Hume Coll. 

 4. Chupra, 11th March. Plume Coll. 



10. Chupra, 12th March. Plume Cull. 



4. Chupra. 13th March. Plume Coll. 



Tachornis infumatus (8cl.). 



Cypselus tectorum, Godw.-Aust. Jo^irn. Asiat. Soc. Benq. xxxix pt ii 



p. 94 (1870). 

 Cypselus infumatus, Oates ed. Hinnc, JSests Sf Eggs Ind. Birds iii. p 27 



(1890). 

 Tachoruis infumatus, Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 467 (1892); 



Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 171 (1895); Kehrk. Kat. 



Eier'samnd. p. 154 (1899) ; Sharpe, Ifatul-l. ii. p. 94 (1900). 



, The eggs of Sclater's Palm-Swift measure from -72 to -67 in 

 length, and from '47 to "42 in breadth. 



2. Garo Hills, Assam. Col. II. II. Godwiu-Austin [C.]. 



3. Assam, 25th May. E. C. Stuart Baker, Esq. [P.]. 



1. liurma, 22nd March. W. lladcliffe Saunders, i<]sq. [P.]. 



