48 FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SOUTH KONKAN. 



Whatever opinions may be formed as to the correct gcientific 

 titles for the two forms, it seems to me impossible for any one 

 to dispute henceforth their specific distinctness. — A. 0. H.] 



104.— Dendrochelidon coronata, Tick. 



Mahapral. 

 Mandangud. 



Fanasgaon. 

 Savaut Vadi. 



Durga Vadi. 

 Kasarde. 



13th April 1878, Male.— Length, 9£ ; wing, 6£ ; tail, h\. 

 Generally distributed from Coast to Ghats. Nowhere 

 abundant. 



107.— Caprimulgus indicus, Lath. 



Gubagar. j I Devrukh. 



Vengorla. 



Less common than asiaticus and monticolus. I shot a female 

 measuring, length, 11 ; wing, 7^, in a thick temple forest at 

 Guhagar, perched at 9 a.m., on the branch of a tree some 25 

 feet from the ground. 



112.— Caprimulgus asiaticus, Lath. 



Guhagar. Dbam pur. 



Malvan. 



Vengorla. 



Common, especially in gardens on the Coast. 



114.— Caprimulgus monticolus, Frankl. 



Kelslii. 

 Malvan. 



Palgad. 

 Dapuli. 

 Klied. 



Common here and there in scrub jungle, but is not generally 

 distributed. 



115*.— Harpactes fasciatus, Forst. 



| Savant Vadi. | 



Mr. Fairbank (S. F., IV., 254) records this species from 

 " the woods of Savant Vadi iu the Konkan." I was dis- 

 appointed in not coming across any specimens. 



117.— Merops viridis, Lin. 



Kelshi. 

 Batnagiri. 



Abundant everywhere. 



