56 CA.PKIJIULG1DJE. 



Family CAPRIMULGID^. 

 Sub-Family NYCTIBIIN^E. 



Genus NYCTIBIUS, Vieill. 



Nyctibius jamaicensis (Gm.). 

 (Plate I. fig. 13.) 



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

 Birds B. M. xvi. p. 625 (1892) ; Goeldi, Ibis, 1896, p. 299, figs. 1 & 2 ; 

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

 p. 257 (1900). 



An egg of the Jamaica Nightjar presented to the Museum by 

 J)r, 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 violet-grey. It measures 1-62 by 1-16. 



1. Colonia Alpina, Rio de Janeiro, Dr. E. A. Goeldi [P.]. 

 25th Nov. 



Sub-Family CAPRIMULGIN/E. 



Genus CHORDEILES, Swains. 

 Chordeiles virginianus (Gm.). 



Caprimulgus virginianus, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. xlii. fig. 17 



(1845-54). 

 Chordeiles virginianus, Brewer t N.Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. 87, 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 Ihering, Rev. 



Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 257 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 79 (1900). 

 Chordeiles popetue, var. popetue, Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. 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 speckled, others spotted and blotched, and 

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

 and measure from 1*15 to 1-3 in length, and from '85 to *9 in 

 breadth. 



5. North America. W. Raddiffe Saunders, Esq. 



1. North America. Old Collection. 



1 . North America. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. North America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll, 

 J. North America. Gould Coll. 



2. North America (Field CoU.}. ' Crowley Bequest. 



